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Please email jalexander@ouc.com with any event spec-related questions; after conferring with the appropriate Chief Judge, a response will be emailed to the inquirer and posted below.
Q - Will you be gigged for hanging your hand line and pulling up your fuses/jack jumper before covering the neutral?
A - No, but you will be gigged for incidental contact of the uncovered neutral.
Q - Does the cover on the neutral need to be removed after we send the grunt bag with the old doors down or can we uncover first and then send the grunt bag down?
A - Work cannot be done without neutral covered, and contact shall be avoided on the uncovered neutral conductor. Incidental contact will be a gig.
Q - Do both sticks of rubber have to be utilized?A - As stated in Event Specification No. 4, the neutral shall be covered on both sides of the spool. Therefore, both supplied covers must be used.
Q - Can we leave the jack jumper on the shotgun stick and leave it in the bag and climb back up and get it once the event is over?
A - No
Hastings is sponsoring the tools for this event, there has been a change to the supplied cover that will be hanging from the neutral in the bag.
Attached are photos from the Hastings catalog for reference: one shows the new cover, and the other shows the catalog line item with specifications.
A 6 ft hastings shotgun with internal rod and universal end will be provided.
Competitors will supply their own handline, bag for doors and jack jumper, and jumping jack.
Q - During the single phase transfer, is the insulator considered one point of control so that you may untie one side of the tire wire with only 1 wire tong on?
A - The insulator may only be considered 1 point of control if one of the following applies; 1 side of the insulator is completely tied in OR a there are combination of 6 wraps between the 2 sides of the tie.
Q - Can you please clarify if we are supposed to actually move the wire with blocks or handline or do you mean secure in insulator with them while the wire is being tied and untied on insulator?
A - Phase must be moved utilizing 2 saddles and wire tongs. A handline or set of blocks must be utilized to lift the conductor from the insulator.
Q - What is the overall length of the pole top pins being used?
A - The pole top pin is Maclean J744Z Insulator is PPC Insulators 366-S
Q - How long will the coil of aluminum tie wire be?
A - Reels of #4 aluminum tie wire will be provided at each location for the team to cut their preferred length of tie wire from “AFTER” time starts.
Q - Is the 1/0 primary going to have armor rods on it for the tie, or is it going to be 1/0 bare?
A - Bare conductor no armor rods.
Q – Is the spec correct on the Push Brace bolt sizes?
A – That is a misprint, bolts will be as follows:
-1/2” x 6” for brace to arm mounting bolts with washers
-5/8” x pole size for brace to pole bolt washer
Q - On the triple threat event, can one lineman tie and untie the 4kv or do both lineman need to participate in order to have 2 points of control on the wire while tying and untying?
A - Both Lineman are required to untie and tie in to maintain positive control of the 4 kV energized conductor.
Q - Can we get a picture of the deadend shoe being used?
