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    Corroded Aluminum Bus

    Thanks old field guy, that answer makes sense. I will recommend the utility drill weep holes in their bus (like most utilities already do) to allow the drainage of moisture and increase the longevity of the bus. By the way, do you have pictures of that bus that corroded in an "interesting way"?
  2. cinderblue

    Corroded Aluminum Bus

    As far as I can tell, it's visual. I'm wondering how much it's reduced the ampacity of the bus. I'm still at a loss for why condensation inside the bus would produce corrosion on the surface. This is in an environment that is at 70 degrees F or higher all year round.
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    Corroded Aluminum Bus

    Trying to determine the source of corrosion of aluminum rigid bus in a substation. There isn't any galvanic corrosion going on. The air isn't caustic but there is a lot of humidity. The bus doesn't have weep holes drilled along it's length and the ends are capped. I'm thinking moisture is...
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    Matlab GUI saving images

    Hi, I've created a GUI using the guide program within Matlab V7. I have a few "axes" located on the layout, some that just show images, and one that plots data. I would like to save the plotted data, but I'm having problems figuring out how to grab the correct axes/object/image/?. The name of...

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