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Issue #440 |
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The uncanny similarity of Ideal Industries' Velocity specification sheet to Polywater® J's--even though the two are chemically different--brings up a good question: Where do lubricant specification criteria come from. The truth is that APC created most of them. We invented coefficient of friction testing, cling factor, and lube residue combustibility analysis. APC chaired the committee instrumental in the development of the IEEE P1210 compatibility standard: Technical Talk Issue 13. We're the first to measure viscosity, film thickness, wetting character, and to seriously tackle compatibility on hybrid cable jackets. The modern cable lubricant specification sheet as adopted by most manufacturers is essentially the result of three decades of innovation by APC. Ideal, conversely, has contributed no technical innovation of note during that period. We do, however, have tremendous respect for Ideal's strength: distribution and marketing. They're very good at what they do best. Which is why we don't try to run head to head with them on distributor rebate programs, merchandising displays, and the like. Greenlee, GB, 3M, Klein, and other lube manufacturers have been doing that--largely unsuccessfully--for years. We chose to flank them. How? To blind them with science. We developed technically superior products and the tests to prove it. Using that data, we wrote material and performance specifications and began visiting engineers, and have since practically invented the concept of a cable lubricant specification. Countless cables and installers are glad we did. |
![]() Boom Wipe in Action |
Here's a hot selling feature for the B-1 Boom Wipe: it removes salt residue. Salt water is more conductive than fresh water. Therefore, salt residue on a boom (from road spray, sea spray, or aggressive french fry eaters) causes rain or foggy mist to create a saline solution on the boom or bucket that is more conductive and dangerous. Add salt to the long list of contaminants the B-1 removes. Many safety-conscious utilities are aware of the salt problem, and will appreciate the B-1 solution. The others will appreciate the heads-up. Read up on the B-1 Boom Wipe here. |
![]() The Joke |
They Walk Among Us. 1) Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: "Free to good home. You want it, you take it." For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking twice at it. He eventually decided that people were too skeptical of this deal; it looked to good to be true So he changed the sign to read: "Fridge for sale $50." The next day someone stole it. 2) One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when someone shouted, "Look at that dead bird!" Someone looked up at the sky and said, "Where?" 3) While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?" When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, and has for sometime, she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff." 4) I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific." |
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