re electric power line balls fsset bach lerc nasa gov scott townsend writes i got a question from my dad which i really can t answer and i d appreciate some net wisdom his question is about some diameter balls which are attached to electric power lines in his area he s seen up to a half dozen between two poles neither of us have any experience with electric power distribution my only guess was that they may be a capacitive device to equalize the inductance of the grid but why so many between two poles anyone know what they really are is there a related faq for this is there a better group to submit to we d both appreciate some enlightenment i think those are to make the lines more visible to airplanes and helicopters cheaper than blinking red lights course i could be wrong kris
