I'm traveling to Maridi, Southern Sudan, to volunteer with NRECA, building a rural electric cooperative. This is my second volunteer stint; went to Yei, Sudan, in November of 2007.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
generators show up
The generators showed up about 7:00 tonight, so I should be able to see them sitting on the pads built for them. It should make for a big day tomorrow. We spent today seeing the guys off and hanging transformers. I also presented Augustine with Doug Stockdale's hooks and belt. The guys here have to share tools, including their hooks. Bob said whoever got Doug's stuff, would not have to share. Augustine was a good choice in my opinion. They have a hard time coming up with hand tools, so I decided to leave most, but not all, of mine. The first picture tonight is of the kind of meter they are installing here--Lane Electric guys take note--2 wire, 240 volt--that is phase to ground-- took a little getting used to when wiring things up--that it was just 2 wires for 240. The next one shows the kind of peanut galleries we get here every time we stop to do any kind of work. The last is me and Augustine with Doug's tools.I thought Doug might like to see who got them. Not much else to report. I'm looking forward to seeing the generators tomorrow and going home the next day.
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