345kv Electrical Switch

[zadoke123]

RIP users headphones

[Olaxan4]

@zadoke123 I wore headphones and I'm actually alive! C:

[AllOutFirefighter]

That's not 345kV...not enough insulation between the conductors and and the structure.

[SMGJohn]

Chuck Norris got toasted by this now shut up and get toasted with his jokes along

[ILoveEpicMusic]

Did you know that static electricity from hands Chuck Norris can kill.

[CountdeAll]

thats a switch failure

[walquz]

Is that "bang" at the end a bad sign?

[dougspair]

@walquz No, it's usually just the air quickly replacing the heat that was caused during the arc.

[licker69times]

Susan with PMS substation 

[79Yamato]

This must be the fiftieth seperate re-upload of this particular shot. C'mon guys...

[thatusmmaguy]

Looks like Nikolai Tesla is still at it. Lol

[luuclucas]

WHAT WAS THAT AND HOW CAN I USE THIS AGAINST MY ENEMYS!

[robertgift]

Do these arcs ever blow over to the other phase?

Thank you.

[triggerdance]

Chuck norrises light switch :D

[endrake2]

you would have to rub your feet on the carpet for a long time to make that I bet.

[FoneBone1828]

Why do you say these disconnects are under load? I was always taught that opening a disconnect under load was a last ditch thing to do, and that the arc would be red and very hard to extinguish. I used to work at a nuclear power plant and that is what we were taught.

[SonsofTesla]

@FoneBone1828 That risk only becomes an issue if flash arching is able to ignite and vaporize the metal contacts. This operation is usually avoided, but hardly a fire or explosion risk. The plasma will always be a range of pink/purple/blue depending on energy dissipated and gas mixture. Red would be indicative of burning metal not air dielectric ionization. This may have occurred when a breaker failed to fire and the switch operated as expected, usually the breaker would remove the load first.

[FoneBone1828]

@SonsofTesla I don't think we're saying anything different. What I was trying to say is that disconnects like the one in this video are not used for protective relaying or circuit protection (they are too slow for one thing), which is what I meant by 'Under Load'. I'm not talking about live lines, of course they are still at full line voltage. I was thinking MegaWatts. You don't interrupt a line supplying a city with disconnects!

[FoneBone1828]

@SonsofTesla Have you seen any of the videos of These guys from the former Soviet Union (I have no idea if they are Russians, Ukrainian, or any of the others), momentarily grounding High Voltage Transmission lines with some kind of metallic object or wire for fun. Talk about fault current! I've seen three videos of these idiots. I have to admit, it looks pretty spectacular, But so deadly. That would be a Federal offence in the USA because those lines cross state boundaries.

[SonsofTesla]

@FoneBone1828 Some stations switch under a full load everyday, because it would disrupt the supply. Most operating procedures occur on underloaded, but live, lines that are then brought up to the necessary load by switching occurring down the transmission path. Fun stuff to watch, bad for your eyes, bad to breath the O3, but otherwise non-destructive to the equipment due to the short duration.. (Electrical Engineer- Power systems Engineering is my background.)

[RehannaC]

the noise freaks me out.

[peanuts2105]

current/resistance momentarily increases bridging the conducting points, then bang!

[mtdeezy]

Why does it go boom when it goes out?

[Jarren202]

That's cool

[QmarcesQ]

Wow, i never knew that happened. i love learning new things every day.

why do they disconnect though? like what would the the reason for it disconnecting or connecting be?

[billb207]

@QmarcesQ One of the most common reasons for high voltage switching is to switch in or out 'reactive' plant (ie capacitors or inductors), which respectively raise or lower system volts. Other reasons include taking lines out of service to permit equipment maintenance.

[QmarcesQ]

@billb207

does this happen randomly or is it planned?

like if i wanted to see this in real life how would that occur?

honestly if this happened randomly on a plant by me i would probably shit my pants.

[billb207]

@QmarcesQ Switching of this nature is usually not planned to the extent that a member of the public could go and watch it at a set time. Moreover, this film shows something going wrong -- this disconnector is opening 'on load', i.e. a current is flowing through it as it opens, which it is not designed for. (To open a circuit under those conditions requires a circuit breaker, not a disconnector). It is this which causes the arcs, which persist until line protection interrupts them.

[RoberTastic]

INFAMOUS THUG KARMA

[rojblake82]

Never go into electrical substations, or near electricity pylons if you get near the transformers or the pylon cables you will get a fatal electric shock and die instantly and also be burnt to toast that is a fact.

[omagunna]

@rojblake82 a fellow in my town who "was" a known very keen copper gatherer from any location possible only this time he chose a substation that he thought was reduntant and after climbing the fence only made it a few steps when the arc hit his bolt cutters & going through his arm, ribcage &out his leg leaving large hole almost killing him...his copper career slowed substantially after that!

[th3boi3x]

@rojblake82 false if u touch a live conductor bare handed then ur fucked.but u can get as close as u want. electricity doesnt jump.

[fern4ndo0]

@th3boi3x yes it does

[koepee]

looks like 344kv to me.

[theussmirage]

I am NEVER walking near a random power station EVER again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[andres1980b]

Two words: SW EET !!!

[hej406]

never 345 kv but it looks cool :)

[MRRandomification]

*insert chuck norris fact here*

[santi1992112]

scary ...............

[MrSlavkin777]

да где вы такие напряжения берете??? 345.... может 330?

[Yermom74725]

electricity creeps me out.. ughh that buzzing!!!!! :'(

[Sidewinder9877]

One word....DAMN!!

[guitarheroiv4]

SHUT THE FUCK YUP WITH CHUCK NORRIS PLEASE LIFE GET A FUCKEN LIFE !

[Renzoer]

@guitarheroiv4 i used to do jokes about chuck norris, then i took an arrow in the knee.

[deeppurple28]

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[20144628]

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[deeppurple28]

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[20144628]

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[deeppurple28]

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[20144628]

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[TboltHurricane]

@20144628 - Way to show you're Not gay, bro.

[itsmewallis]

i FeLt THaT...

[bilyisbored92]

what the fuck happened?

[elliot424]

@bilyisbored92 electricity happened -.-

[MegaAnnoying1]

@DeathIzurfriend Study for the college.

[XxBNycThASk8RxX]

It arcs because electrons " see " how close the conductor is so they make the jump . . Electricity would never flow unless it knows it can make a complete path .

[jjlwis]

SNAP!

[cristian3131]

it's kinda creepy...the dark sky, the sounds, the light....we're invaded :))

[Mamedense]

what's that for?

[Rolls7Royce]

@Mamedense its just a switch to turn the power off, but it arcs because of the high voltage.

[Csendor64]

OMG WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COOOOOOOL

[Johnamekin]

Isnt the purpose of those switch to open and close so quick that no arcs can be created?

[epicratard]

you cannot resist the powa of tha vundavaffa!

[MassMurderMontageSs]

why do they have switches? dont people loose power in their homes?

[113132]

@MassMurderMontageSs No, the grids are redundant, so they can shut down one section to safely work on it and the customer can still get power from another route.

[Satchmoeddie]

@113132 Some parts are some are not. Tri State just finished a parallel grid feed around Mt Garfield less than 10 years ago. Prior to that this area was not truly part of a grid, but just a branch with no back fed lines to actually make it a true grid. Many places like this still exist.

[117ReApEr324]

Its Darth Sidious I thought the Jedi killed him.

[pROTPANDA]

Chuck norris just plugged in his Xbox.

[Fourteen88SoCal]

coooooooooooooooooool!

[ReneeNme]

Freaking awesome !!!

[MrQud5]

Chuck norris turned his xbox on.

[moparholic1]

Simple Holms law !!! the electricity will jump till both poles will be far enough of each others depending the voltage and amp

[griffin66441]

Due to what CRVjeff! DUE TO WHAT!!!

[Scorpiusgrl]

how awesome

[goneRIDING250F]

how come they dont jump phases?

[Aaronchi123]

i would cry if i saw that

[mechagodzilla54]

WOAH!!! WAY COOL MAN. I WISH I COULD SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT PERSONALLY!

[difuso2204]

T_T

[blueNMA]

i say , fake !!!!!!!

thumbs , hwo agree!!!!

[erwanfirealarm1998]

Je pense que c'est la même l'interrupteur.

[mrjzxv]

if i touched that it wouldnt hurt much

[rkshirey]

@mrjzxv are u chuck norris

[eloxaryy]

Pretty stuffs, it's a pity they are not in operation anymore. Probably due to being not effective enough, understandable but still a pity :P

[yolichka1]

@eloxaryy air break switches ARE in operation, don't believe everything some "genius" tell you :) I love these videos because it;s so funny how many people are suddenly expert or well-seasoned "linemen" or "troubleshooters" ---

[eloxaryy]

@yolichka1 Oh, that's heartwarming ^^ I think I will look into where I can get a chance of seeing them in operation around where I live :P

[teslaandlyne]

Estimates are only 15kva is required to capture the free universal momentum transmission. Take the Tesla ship advantage. Search Sandia Base Lyne for parts discarded from the ships. Get lucky and see the high voltage GE parts he made drawings of.

[PlausableApple4]

Awesome!

[TheGarcia350]

would look awesome if i could fire that out of my finger tips....

[r3dn4x]

id stick my wang in there instead of using viagra

[TaL1cV]

Nice e_e

[FormulaOneFan4Eva]

i'd have been holding my balls very tight.

[TheCherry1994]

thats how chuck norris makes his toast.

[perplexfraction]

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[kevilized]

Wow! Very Cool!

[xazoulini1]

chaff;)

[myst32YT]

never gets old...

[Thriccerito]

Wow this is HUGE amounts of current, tryna disconnect but the electricity just don't wanna loose :P

[JBofBrisbane]

@Thriccerito - actually huge amount of voltage, current can be quite small (Watts = Volts x Amps).

[dills2403]

is this suppost to do this?

[m14closerangeSniper]

OH SHIYTE TERMINATOR COMING THRU!

[guiltyguildleader]

im dont have much experience in high voltage tech:

can somebody tell me if it was supposed to look like this?

i cant imagine this arc is good for isolation or the material

[SPASSKE]

Switches like this are not intended to interupt load flowing though the line. An Oil Circuit Breaker or one with gas is used to extinguish/ interrupt the load. Once the load is interrupted with a breaker, a switch like this can be used to disconnect the load further since no urrent is flowing through it.

[Nivicoman]

@SPASSKE Yeah the gas ones are nicknamed Puffers and fail when the gas leaks out. There is a video of one by various names like 500 Kv Jacobs Ladder where two in series to handle 500 Kv arc over because 1 in the pair failed causing the air break to produce a huge Jacob's Ladder before the breaker tripped.

[jiakenmin]

@guiltyguildleader No. The circuit breaker at the station should have been opened before that switch was opened. The whole point of having a circuit breaker is that it's built to contain and extinguish the arc.

[Diabolomania2000]

This is Chuck Noris toaster XD

[samanthms123]

how are these switches moved up and down ?

[TheAPlusSubber]

@samanthms123 i can imagine ropes...

[panheadz4ever]

Nice.

[Superchickenman159]

1.21 GIGAWATS!

[tetramoo]

eerie shit!

[pedro6199782]

its like eletrical fire

[BlueDragon4484]

Check norises power switch

[darklord399]

I have a cerified project about these kind of things ! If you want complete info about them send a message !

[TheMaccyT]

why does the screen go dark when the electricity explodes?

[JBofBrisbane]

@TheMaccyT - because the arc is REELY BRITE!

[SonicFanGirl99]

W. T. F.

[F22PilotArcile]

I like how the two highest rated comments have the same amount of thumbs up.

[TheTechAdmin]

reminds me of an orgasm

[tetramoo]

Eerie shit!

[BrothersFreedive]

SO FUCKING COOL!!!!!

[hootergirlsrhot]

i love the sound of electricity in the morning

[tetramoo]

230kV Vacrupter switch operation, attempting to break load from a very long transmission line -and you know what that means...result is not very good

[tetramoo]

Cool Vid!Sinister Arc

[bed928]

big ass people zapper

[sheilaloo]

*does the predator laugh*

[Tocy777]

ohmygod xD

[duzz57]

whats the point of these things?

[RegistrationCop]

@duzz57 The power is switched on a constant basis from what I understand. I'm not sure how it works, but these arcs are normal. If you look you can see the separation of conductor from conductor, so what happens is the electricity is "jumping" the gap as it gets larger. The result is electricity flowing through the air and you can see the obvious arc. They make the gap so large that the electricity stops jumping at a certain point. I guess it's maintenance.

[MrCrf450rider]

nice

[Allexxx96Reloaded]

is this how thei make everytime they ae switched on?

cuz its awesomeee!

[CRVJeff]

This video was captured in 2002 at a BPA substation located at the Haskill tap of the Libby-Conkelley No.1 230 kV transmission line near Kalispell Montana. It shows a three phase vertical break disconnect switch attempting to de-energize an unloaded 34 mile long section of transmission line. This switch was part of an experimental design and is no longer in service. Air break disconnect switches are not intended to actively switch load current. In the above clip, the arcing is due to the...

[ventHARAS]

@CRVJeff due to the what??? hate this new youtube

[rkjpsn]

@ventHARAS i hate it to. i got 73 thumbs up on a comment like yours once so i know we arent the only ones.

[windson7]

@ventHARAS what did he say?

[al70sam]

@ventHARAS i think the load !

[SuperBeatnuts]

@CRVJeff arcing is due to ?

[tetramoo]

@SuperBeatnuts 230kV Vacrupter switch operation, attempting to break load from a very long transmission line -and you know what that means...result is not very good

[tritratulalal]

@CRVJeff Sucessfull troll is sucessfull

[WickedGr]

@CRVJeff Power of Chuck Norris's Beard.

[KolinTheKill]

@WickedGr some say theres a extra hand in his beard

[kurnellampdwarf]

@CRVJeff

Jesus Christ that's detailed as fuck LOL

[conoba]

@CRVJeff

Just a bit of line? I hope someone captures one opening under load one day. That must would be some heck of a firework, I guess.

Thanks for the info,BTW.

[IammeoramI]

@CRVJeff I agree with griffin66441, due to what! DUE TO WHAT!?

[Homm3dude88]

@CRVJeff I dont think anybody understands what you mean and thumbs you up because it sounds smart lol xD (no offence)

[billstpor]

What happens in this video is nothing out of the ordinary, and certainly it has nothing to do with the weather or distances between anything. Those air break switches are not supposed to open until the circuit breakers have already deenergized the lines, so if for any reason the circuit breakers haven't been opened you'll get exactly this.

[SuburbanDon]

Way cool. Not often you get to see something like that.

[TributeToTesla]

Nice video!

[jazzuli]

knarklangarn you better start to read a book of oinized atoms dont be an ignorant

thats not a fake.

[knarklangarn]

fake

[Hrko1992]

this shit is so fuckin coool1!!

[nmt1969]

It looks pretty overcast and maybe even raining. Under these conditions this is possible. But maybe the over head cable leading to the disconnect switch are too close aswell.

[brother776]

so i guess what there doing in this video isn't suppose to happen ? so someone is messin about with these switches i guess? amazing light show tho would that course any harm to anyone close to it?? like on the ground or anything?

[johnwarman54]

holy shit that was the freakiest arks i have ever seen

[MrKarim2800]

welll i swear i felt that electricity

[fishpimp100]

i hate this sound

[TkMToM1993]

what does the switch do? does it just cut all electricity off? or is it diverting it.

[SHEEK905]

@TkMToM1993 Old school grid isolation switches... not a normal situation. They are not supposed to be operated like that. Those switches should not be kept in service!

[MuayThai8548]

@TkMToM1993 you open those disconnects to isolate certain pieces of equipment they arent made to be opened under load usually when de energize them where i work before we open the disconnects

[TkMToM1993]

O right, thanks

[Walerka11]

now you know better

[oriongirlfan]

you guys or gals' knowledge of electricity astounds me - because the more I study it the more confused I get.

- Oil, vacuum or gas circuit breakers can operate under load. However, they are sealed a