High Voltage ยท Line Conductor
We buy transmission conductor.
Line conductor arrives in the shape the line left it: a coil on a pallet, a reel with three spans still on it, or a bundle of cut lengths dropped at the yard gate after a repair.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
What we buyACSR, ACSS, AAAC, ACAR
Sizes we see266.8 to 1590 kcmil
How it arrivesCoils, reels, cut spans
Priced onCode name, tag, weight
Get a buy quote
Send the reel list. A buyer reads it.
Six details are enough to start. Tags and photos can follow by text or email once a buyer has looked at the basics.
- A buyer reviews the lot: construction, footage and condition, not only metal weight
- Copper and aluminium, 600 V building wire through 345 kV cable
- Full reels, partial reels, cut lengths, pallets and truckloads
- No fee, no obligation, and no automatic pickup
Reel list · Transmission Conductor
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Transmission work is counted in spans, and a span that comes down does not come down evenly. A reconductoring crew pulls the old conductor off in long runs and coils it at the nearest access point, so what reaches your yard is a set of coils of unequal weight, some still carrying armour rods and dampers. Storm repair leaves shorter pieces, often with a splice in the middle.
We buy that material as conductor rather than as scrap metal, and the difference is the tag. A coil with a readable code name can be priced on what it is. A coil of unknown alloy with a tree grown through it has to be broken down before anyone can say what it holds, so send the tag photograph and the scale ticket with the load.
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Reconductoring is where most of it starts
A utility uprating a line for load, or clearing a right of way for a rebuild, takes the old conductor down in one campaign. Pulling is continuous work, so the conductor leaves the tensioner in long runs, gets banded, and is set down at the nearest access a truck can reach.
What reaches the yard is a set of coils of unequal weight. Each one is weighed on its own, because the coil that came off clean and the coil that was dragged through caliche are not the same asset even when the code name matches.
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Storm repair leaves a different lot
Wind, ice and a hard freeze take conductor down without any regard for how it will be sold. Repair lots run short, and they carry the hardware that was on the line.
- Short lengths from the repaired span, often a few hundred feet
- Splices, armour rods and vibration dampers still fitted
- Conductor cut away from a downed structure
- Two or three code names mixed on one pallet
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Coils, reels and how line gets measured
Line conductor reaches a yard on a returnable steel reel only when it was never installed. That is the good case: the tag gives the code name, the strand pattern and the footage at manufacture, and the reel is priced against the tag rather than against a guess.
Loose coils have no footage. We weigh them on a certified scale and work back through the published weight per thousand feet for that code name. Pallet and reel tare come off first, or the lot reads heavy.
- Mill tag with code name, strand and footage
- Gross, tare and net from a certified scale
- Strand pattern, such as 26/7 or 45/7
- Whether the conductor is greased, bare or weathered
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Clean conductor against weathered conductor
Surplus that never left the reel is the cleanest material here. Factory end seals, a tag, no field history: it is bought as line conductor without argument.
Weathered conductor holds oxide, grit and moisture between the outer strands. Oxide does not trouble a buyer, but water does, because it sits inside the coil and pits the strands where they cross. A coil that sat through several summers with the ends open has stopped being line conductor and become a breakdown job.
| Family | Typical sizes | What decides the lot |
|---|---|---|
| ACSR | 266.8 to 1590 kcmil | Code name, core type, tag |
| ACSS | 477 to 1590 kcmil | Annealed aluminium, reel condition |
| AAAC | 312.8 to 465.4 kcmil | Alloy identity, corrosion |
| ACAR | 477 to 1590 kcmil | Alloy mix, weight |
| Copper line conductor | 4/0 to 500 kcmil | Clean metal, fittings |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Do you buy conductor that is still on the pole?
No. We buy material that is already down, de-energised and in your possession. Once your crew has pulled it, coiled it and set it at an access point, the lot can be looked at and weighed.
How is a coil priced without a footage figure?
By weight and code name. Published weight per thousand feet turns a scale reading into an estimated length, and the estimate is good enough for a quote once the tare and any water or dirt are accounted for.
Is weathered conductor worth collecting?
Usually yes, in volume. Surface oxide is normal and the metal inside is unchanged. Deep pitting, standing water in the coil and a corroded core are what reduce a weathered lot, and those are visible before it is moved.
What paperwork should travel with the lot?
The reel tags, any scale tickets you already hold, and a line on where the conductor came from. Utility sellers often have a removal record, and that record answers most of the questions a buyer would otherwise ask on site.
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No fee · no obligation
You have the cable. We have a scale and a check.
Send the reel list, the tags or a photograph of the pallet. A buyer comes back with what the lot is worth and how pickup would work, before anything is moved.
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- Reel tags, or the print on the jacket
- Reel count and footage, even roughly
- Where it sits and what can reach it
- Whether the cable is still energised