Those sticks are crap esp for high winds - imagine doing that in 80mph winds and driving rain alone on a dark night after walking 30 minutes into a field to reach the fuses. However they are the only ones that collapse small enough to be carried in the crap cars the electricity board here provides its engineers.
this guy is terrible with that stick. couldnt imagine him trying to hot stick a 23 or 69 line. and there is no fault on this cutout. hes just really bad. if there was a fault that fuse would blow depending on the sizeT of the fuse. some
@bd2380 you are a brain child.....Oh, thats right, you were there so you know that we DID change out the cutout because it WAS bad. But it says that in the comments....
Almost everyone I have seen and worked with, Using A long operator's stick (thats what we call it here is Australia.) Including myself, Rocks and sways about, Its more harder than you thank to balance such a thin 20 or so foot long pole from the ground.
You should try it, PREFERABLY in an area with no live lines, and you will see what we mean.... They are quite hard to balance. And its even more of a pain in the arse when I was doing it at night, and to add to it, Rain and very windy.
@chris211073 How are you protected in rain when doing this? Would the moisture on the op's stick and you and everywhere conduct the current or is there something I'm missing? Does the boots and gloves and rain slicker isolate you? And what kind of voltage on an Aussie power line, probably not 7200 as in the US?
@tsv4me I have been told by linemen that working on lines in wet weather makes mosquito bite feelings on them they can still feel some of that voltage regardless of the protective gear. And they told of an accident where the operator momentary lightly grazed a live line with his elbow and had his arms blasted right off his shoulders. OMG the things they brave. A million dollars a year would not be enough for me to do it.
@bd2380 Longstick and a BAD CUTOUT.......Who said there was a FAULT????? The cutout was BAD so we changed it and threw it in. It held because there was NO FAULT.
Old brown porcelain cutout from the 50-s-60's, If it won't stay in with a slam, the contact is weak and all you will get is more problems. Change the cutout.
am i the only one thinking that system with brackets and those arcs is a bit old fashioned? i mean, can't you just dig the whole shit underground like we have in holland, or at least come up with a fancy-ass (de)-electrification system?
It would cost an un-godly amount of money to put all of the overhead powerlines underground. Any new housing additions that are built now have all of the power underground, but the cost is way too much to do all of the old stuff. But yes, I agree that it would be safer and look ALOT better underground.
The only thing is people digging the wires, or wires getting cut/shorting out and energizing the ground, thats my only fear. You hear about people being shocked on sidewalks in the northeast in New York, etc.
@studpuppy69 A refinery I used to go to had some contractors digging, they dug 12 feet away from where they were supposed to and dug into buried 34,500 volt lines. Kablam and shut the whole plant down.
you should see the crappy bad condition of the Power Lines in my street.
1. They are as loose as a hens arse (so when a high wind comes up, they clash together and short the whole couple of streets out. I was sick of being called out to fix them.
2. Its an "exclusive" tree-lined street here, so they (the council) don't want to correct it. the Power lines are all covered with tall trees, Which is what has made them loose. So a good candidate for underground power, My Area is it !
yeah if you have an enourmous amount of money you could put it underground. Costs about 500 000 US dollars per mile or 1.6 km to place distribution lines underground
Not old fashioned. Think of the electricla storms we have here in the USA and the chances of the fault occuring underground and the time it would take to find it, repair it, and the costs. Secondary URD is fine, but the primary lines are too vulnerable to faults which would render service outages extensive.
@vanbeukenmans Japan's the same way. They seem to have something against underground power. Many neighborhoods are complete rat's nests of wires on poles. Some streets have power poles on BOTH sides. I'm serious. Godzilla couldn't possibly exist in Japan because he'd get completely strung up on power lines before going one block....However, all the wires are insulated and I haven't seen any completely exposed breakers, so it's somewhat more modern.
If it is a newer transformer then the oil won't hurt you, but if it is an older one then it may have PCB's in it.........cal your electric company ASAP
there is a transformer ouutsidde my house that has the coolant (i think oil of somesort) and it is dripping out of the bottom( around the outer ring) and it always buzzes
the ground is black all around it and the transformer is all rusted
@soundseeker63 The size of the arc is not really related to the line voltage. Arcs, once struck, can grow very long independent of voltage so long as enough current can flow to maintain the arc. However, it's easier to strike arcs at higher voltages since they can jump farther through air to make the initial connection.
at this point i would put a new cut out up.
linemanbiermann 2 weeks ago
Those sticks are crap esp for high winds - imagine doing that in 80mph winds and driving rain alone on a dark night after walking 30 minutes into a field to reach the fuses. However they are the only ones that collapse small enough to be carried in the crap cars the electricity board here provides its engineers.
neilmcd84 1 month ago
The pole does not look very good :D
MetrakitProRaceII 2 months ago
You suck
YourATool77 5 months ago
Change cutout
Cesaronan1 5 months ago
Holy third world country. Was that like the second cutout ever invented?
kevini001 5 months ago
What we can't see in the video is that he did this balancing the longstick on his nose. Now THAT'S a lineman!
Snoep76239 5 months ago
how many volts?
lokeycmos 6 months ago
@lokeycmos 7200 phase to ground
indylineman 6 months ago
That's an old cut out I guess I've got a sturdy arm cause even while I was a grunt I still slammed it in with ease
xxnopityxx 7 months ago
I know staying as far a way from the danger is important, but that stick sure is long and wobbly
KnittingPasta 7 months ago
ha y'all are worse with a longstick than my grunt.
MrZimmerb 7 months ago
fuck that noisy generator but i like the 50-60hz hum XD
lapulapu12345 7 months ago
u're sick of Parkinson's, dude ! drop the camera...
mad2maxovi 10 months ago
O cidadão que gravou este video deveria tremer menos, mas o que vale é a inteção.
Guedestiago 11 months ago
@Guedestiago ENGLISH BUD
indylineman 11 months ago 15
dumbest system ever made
diveplane 1 year ago
Man those hotsticks are heavy as shit. especially when you get them extended out.
Blue10AEMia 1 year ago
this guy is terrible with that stick. couldnt imagine him trying to hot stick a 23 or 69 line. and there is no fault on this cutout. hes just really bad. if there was a fault that fuse would blow depending on the sizeT of the fuse. some
bd2380 1 year ago
@bd2380 you are a brain child.....Oh, thats right, you were there so you know that we DID change out the cutout because it WAS bad. But it says that in the comments....
indylineman 1 year ago
@bd2380
Almost everyone I have seen and worked with, Using A long operator's stick (thats what we call it here is Australia.) Including myself, Rocks and sways about, Its more harder than you thank to balance such a thin 20 or so foot long pole from the ground.
You should try it, PREFERABLY in an area with no live lines, and you will see what we mean.... They are quite hard to balance. And its even more of a pain in the arse when I was doing it at night, and to add to it, Rain and very windy.
chris211073 1 year ago
@chris211073 How are you protected in rain when doing this? Would the moisture on the op's stick and you and everywhere conduct the current or is there something I'm missing? Does the boots and gloves and rain slicker isolate you? And what kind of voltage on an Aussie power line, probably not 7200 as in the US?
Nivicoman 1 year ago
@Nivicoman The operator would/should be wearing class 'o' gloves as well mate. Aussie distribution networks vary between 11, 22 and 33kv.
tsv4me 11 months ago
@tsv4me I have been told by linemen that working on lines in wet weather makes mosquito bite feelings on them they can still feel some of that voltage regardless of the protective gear. And they told of an accident where the operator momentary lightly grazed a live line with his elbow and had his arms blasted right off his shoulders. OMG the things they brave. A million dollars a year would not be enough for me to do it.
Nivicoman 11 months ago
@Nivicoman You can still get some tingles, but nothing to worry about. It can be dangerous mate, you just have keep your mind on the job.
tsv4me 11 months ago
@bd2380 Longstick and a BAD CUTOUT.......Who said there was a FAULT????? The cutout was BAD so we changed it and threw it in. It held because there was NO FAULT.
indylineman 11 months ago 2
Longstick is long
iLoveEatingPie 1 year ago
did the fuse orignally blow cause I have heard them blow and they sound like a shotgun going off
chrisrambodiskjockey 1 year ago
Old brown porcelain cutout from the 50-s-60's, If it won't stay in with a slam, the contact is weak and all you will get is more problems. Change the cutout.
johnmason2354 2 years ago
@johnmason2354 Are cutouts nothing more than clips basically that snap into place or snap off?
Nivicoman 1 year ago
ahhhhh i hate those fucking caps.. nice vid......
keithp74 2 years ago
There was a fault in that cutout.
denelson83 2 years ago
Where was this?
I guess you have to be pretty careful to keep your stick clean and dry, huh?
philkarn 2 years ago
am i the only one thinking that system with brackets and those arcs is a bit old fashioned? i mean, can't you just dig the whole shit underground like we have in holland, or at least come up with a fancy-ass (de)-electrification system?
vanbeukenmans 2 years ago
It would cost an un-godly amount of money to put all of the overhead powerlines underground. Any new housing additions that are built now have all of the power underground, but the cost is way too much to do all of the old stuff. But yes, I agree that it would be safer and look ALOT better underground.
indylineman 2 years ago 2
The only thing is people digging the wires, or wires getting cut/shorting out and energizing the ground, thats my only fear. You hear about people being shocked on sidewalks in the northeast in New York, etc.
studpuppy69 2 years ago
@studpuppy69 A refinery I used to go to had some contractors digging, they dug 12 feet away from where they were supposed to and dug into buried 34,500 volt lines. Kablam and shut the whole plant down.
Nivicoman 1 year ago
Underground is in no way safer then overhead. There are still switching components and transformers that are on the surface
srnort83 2 years ago 2
@srnort83 Then if someone doesn't check before they excavate, kablooey!
Nivicoman 1 year ago
@indylineman
you should see the crappy bad condition of the Power Lines in my street.
1. They are as loose as a hens arse (so when a high wind comes up, they clash together and short the whole couple of streets out. I was sick of being called out to fix them.
2. Its an "exclusive" tree-lined street here, so they (the council) don't want to correct it. the Power lines are all covered with tall trees, Which is what has made them loose. So a good candidate for underground power, My Area is it !
chris211073 1 year ago
Define "fancy-ass".
Is that a new electrical engineering specification? LOL
quantumbits 2 years ago
yeah if you have an enourmous amount of money you could put it underground. Costs about 500 000 US dollars per mile or 1.6 km to place distribution lines underground
srnort83 2 years ago
@vanbeukenmans
Not old fashioned. Think of the electricla storms we have here in the USA and the chances of the fault occuring underground and the time it would take to find it, repair it, and the costs. Secondary URD is fine, but the primary lines are too vulnerable to faults which would render service outages extensive.
johnmason2354 2 years ago
@vanbeukenmans Japan's the same way. They seem to have something against underground power. Many neighborhoods are complete rat's nests of wires on poles. Some streets have power poles on BOTH sides. I'm serious. Godzilla couldn't possibly exist in Japan because he'd get completely strung up on power lines before going one block....However, all the wires are insulated and I haven't seen any completely exposed breakers, so it's somewhat more modern.
aforencich 1 year ago
lol i want to see a pole made of 100% rubber.
twing twang wooble wooble it wont stay stright ed! lol
Wizardsquadron 2 years ago 7
why doesn't the electricity flow to the pole and straight to the gound that the technician is holding? or is that pole rubber?
trueightysix 2 years ago
The pole I am holding is made of fiberglass, which is nonconductive
indylineman 2 years ago
thanks for the info :)
trueightysix 2 years ago
they Call that a Line Stick Right?
form109 2 years ago
universal extenda-stick with a P2 head
srnort83 2 years ago
its fiberglass
indyponies 2 years ago
i was wondering if it is safe to go near ir to mow my lawn or ride my bike or if it is safe for the negiborhood kids to be around
it is on a fuse and a clippy thing on the line( it goes from the top of the unit onto the line and there is 2 of them
bassboy923 2 years ago
If it is a newer transformer then the oil won't hurt you, but if it is an older one then it may have PCB's in it.........cal your electric company ASAP
indylineman 2 years ago
there is a transformer ouutsidde my house that has the coolant (i think oil of somesort) and it is dripping out of the bottom( around the outer ring) and it always buzzes
the ground is black all around it and the transformer is all rusted
bassboy923 2 years ago
Ahhhh yes, call the electric company asap and tell them this.
indylineman 2 years ago
now all the linemen out there on youtube, please answer this question- it is going to come in several prts
bassboy923 2 years ago
You still live at home with your mommy,don't you? That's what I thought.
indylineman 2 years ago
It really looks cool when you play it in slow motion
indylineman 3 years ago
Cool that is a big arc for a low-ish voltage line!
soundseeker63 3 years ago 4
7,200 volts worth. Remember amperage the more amps there is the bigger the arc.
jchambers2586 1 year ago
@soundseeker63 The size of the arc is not really related to the line voltage. Arcs, once struck, can grow very long independent of voltage so long as enough current can flow to maintain the arc. However, it's easier to strike arcs at higher voltages since they can jump farther through air to make the initial connection.
aforencich 1 year ago