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>Yes it can be done. But it is not worth bothering as the amount you get is
not significant, and if it was you could be traced. Otherwise everybody
would be doing it, the electric company wouldn't make any money, go bust,
then no-one would have any.
>Cris.
>Talking to a friend today, he told me that he had heard that it is possible
>to suck a significant amount of power from a high voltage power line by
>laying a wire on the ground underneath and parallel to the power lines. I
>heard the same story once before. I cannot remember where though. Has
>anyone heard this one? Any truth in it?
Thanks. What prompted this was consideration of the possibility of
detecting the presence of power cables that cause helicopters too
frequently, and fixed wing aircraft occasionally, to crash.
Roger
not significant, and if it was you could be traced. Otherwise everybody
would be doing it, the electric company wouldn't make any money, go bust,
then no-one would have any.
>Cris.
>Talking to a friend today, he told me that he had heard that it is possible
>to suck a significant amount of power from a high voltage power line by
>laying a wire on the ground underneath and parallel to the power lines. I
>heard the same story once before. I cannot remember where though. Has
>anyone heard this one? Any truth in it?
Thanks. What prompted this was consideration of the possibility of
detecting the presence of power cables that cause helicopters too
frequently, and fixed wing aircraft occasionally, to crash.
Roger