The Squirrely: Transformer Bushing Guard – HJA-700

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Wildlife, Squirrel, & Bird Guard used on the primary bushing of a secondary transformer. The Squirrely is a specially designed small-animal guard, and we’ve insulated the stinger an extra 10-12 inches from secondary transformer bushings.

SKU: HJA-700 Category: Tag:

There’s a fast, inexpensive, and safe way to prevent outages caused by squirrels, birds and rodents without de-energizing at the transformer.

Click here to download the Squirrely brochure.

The Squirrely offers the following advantages and benefits:

  • Highly effective in preventing electrical outages caused by squirrels and birds
  • Can be installed while the service is still energized
  • Easily installed with any style of shotgun
  • UV protected for extended life
  • Can be installed by 1 person on the ground using a telescoping hot stick with the Squirrely Installation tool HJA-700-100

Specifications:

  • Height: 12″
  • Insulator Size: For use on insulator up to 3 7/8
  • Environmental: -35° to 150° operation
  • Material: UV resistant molded polypropylene copolymer, sky gray color
  • ASTM standards met/exceeded: ASTM G-23-69 1000 hour accelerated aging test & ASTM D475 tracking test.

How to Install the Squirrely:

Outages Caused by Squirrels:

“I don’t think paralysis [of the electrical grid] is more likely by cyberattack than by natural disaster. And frankly the number-one threat experienced to date by the US electrical grid is squirrels.” – John C. Inglis, Former Deputy Director, National Security Agency 2015.07.09

As told to The Washington Post, The American Public Power Association, a group representing municipal electric utilities, says that squirrels are the most frequent cause of power outages in the U.S., although it notes that squirrel-induced outages typically affect fewer people than outages caused by storms. “Squirrels remain the biggest wildlife nemesis because of their sheer numbers and smarts,” the story concluded. See article.

A recent incident in the Cyber Squirrel database happened on January 2 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. A squirrel touched grounded wire at an electric substation, knocking out power for a portion of the town for five hours.

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