A group of apprentice ferrets begin their training in cable laying this week… …another fire at a solar panel installation rips through a block of flats… …and a cat causes a major power outage after getting entangled in power cables… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly 3rd July 2023 ============================== Time Stamps ⏱ 00:00 Welcome to eFIXX Electrical News Weekly 00:31 Ferrets trained to thread cables and wires 01:52 Another major fire involving solar panels 02:22 Another fire blamed on me

For decades, electricians and utility crews relied on trained ferrets to pull wiring through spaces too tight, winding, or inaccessible for people or early tools. Their long, flexible bodies and natural curiosity made them perfect for navigating narrow conduits, underground channels, and cramped tunnels. Workers would attach a lightweight harness with a thin rope, let the ferret run the passage, and use the line it pulled through to guide cables for lighting rigs, stadium systems, event setups,

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