Experience on impregnation of wood.en poles with water borne salts

Abstract

The paper brief ly describes the experience of the Ethiopian Electric Light and Power Authority in treatment of wooden poles used for over-head power transmission.
Two types of treatment methods have been tried by the Authority. They are:
1. the COBRA treatment method
2. the FULL CELL treatment method
The first treatment method has been discontinued in favour of the FULL CELL treatment for both technical and economical reasons.