Not sure to why they would have done this, might be because quick fix? Beats me.
By the way this would actually be considered Low-Voltage. It's a primary line probably in the 5-10 kV range. With the two small disc insulators it is not a high voltage at all. Compared to house voltage, which is 120v, it is high, but in power line voltage would be considered low.
Mid-Voltage would be like 115 kV, which is a common transmission voltage. And 200 kV and up goes to the High Voltage range.
Just thought I'd poke that in. xD In general, 5-10 kV would be high, but in terms of power lines, it's low.
I've seen 2 crimped butt splices and a short piece of wire, instead of this setup. It looks like they scrounged around for the insulators seeing the different colors.
LOL, it's not that obvious y'know xD What's considered low/mid/high voltage may vary from one area to another. Say here, legislation in Québec, Canada considers low voltage to be from 30V to 750V. Mid voltage is from 751V to 50kV-ish, and anything above is high voltage. I think we even have a Very High Voltage Category, likely for our distribution lines running at a whopping 735kV
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By the way this would actually be considered Low-Voltage. It's a primary line probably in the 5-10 kV range. With the two small disc insulators it is not a high voltage at all. Compared to house voltage, which is 120v, it is high, but in power line voltage would be considered low.
Mid-Voltage would be like 115 kV, which is a common transmission voltage. And 200 kV and up goes to the High Voltage range.
Just thought I'd poke that in. xD In general, 5-10 kV would be high, but in terms of power lines, it's low.