Newbie Notes Getting Started


with Your New Hobby


By Don Briel 435-753-5786


Don.Briel@comcast.net Insulator Materials


What are electrical insulators made of? While there are numerous materials for making electrical insulators, this article will focus on the materials commonly used for the insulators that we collect. The most prevalent insulators collected today are glass and porcelain. However, it is worth taking a look at some of the others that many collectors have acquired.


 rubber, plastic, mica, and wood. Yes, even wood! Here are just a couple of types of wood insulators that come to mind. Wood pin-type insulators were made shortly  Francisco. There was a need to quickly restore emergency signaling and other low voltage necessities. Glass and porcelain insulators were unavailable on short  the sailing ships. Some were still in service 100 years later.


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San Francisco Wood Insulators


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