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The glass, 'dish', ('cap and pin') insulators used to support conductors from transmission towers are each rated to withstand a specific voltage. But this voltage depends upon the standards used by the electricity industry of the country in which you live but, typically, they are each designed for operating voltages within the range 10 - 12 kV. By dividing the effective line-to-earth value of the transmission voltage, by this value, you will be able to determine the the 'basic' number of dishes required.

This figure, however, will only be a guide, as the voltage gradient across the string of insulators is not linear. Furthermore, additional dishes are sometimes required according to the environmental conditions affecting the transmission line. For example, if the line is near the coast, the dishes might be subject to salt deposits; if the transmission line is near industrial factories (e.g. steel works) then the line might be subject to deposits from airborne waste from those factories, etc. So, often, the number of dishes will be greater than that number required to provide the basic insulation level.

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