POWER LINES DOWN ON PITT RIVER RDIN PORT COQUITLAM

[jchambers2586]

the bald guy is going to get his head wet LOL. Just kidding.

[jchambers2586]

the cutout fuses are rated at 200 amps.

[jackjoneslab]

@jchambers2586 The tubes are rated to CARRY 200amps, not to BREAK 200amps

[jchambers2586]

@jackjoneslab 200 amps at 7200 volts is a lot of power. 

[jackjoneslab]

@jchambers2586 Yes it is a lot of power. What I am saying is there is no where near that amount on a 25kva pot. At 100 percent load a 25kva pot 3.4 amps. Saying that the cutout fuses are rated at 200amps implies that one can safely work with them with loads up to 200amps. In reality if you tried opening that cutout with say 50 amps on it with out using a loadbreak device properly the arc would not extinguish and it would go phase to phase or phase to ground and explode.

[d00kiebird]

Thanks bro. I'll avoid Pitt River Road.

[ApolloWasReal]

What's a "load break"? Is that when he disconnects the wire feeding the disconnect from the primary wire overhead? Is that to be doubly safe with the rainwater on the disconnect? And how is a hotstick still safe in the rain?

[TheMike0825]

whats the point of the loadbreak if your going yo be arms length from the cut-out when you open it?

[Rangerbelt]

I agree, you can never be too safe.

[ddball6363]

he didn't even put the load break in right.put him on a good ole reconductor of a double circuit and let him see what a real lineman does for a living

[MrConsarnit]

I have had several occasions using a loadbreak on a single phase where i still had some arcing going on at the horns. In my opinion safer is better no matter what stupid ass ancient lineman say.

[layz1111]

wow i have never in my career as a lineman troubleshooter or service man have ever used a load break on a transformer line fuse yes pot head yes not a dam transformer an maybe he should learn how to use it before he tries too i would have loved to see him open a 125 positrol line fuse with 30 to 35 amps on it the way he opened that out of the bucket i bet his butthole would have puckerd !!! poor excuse for a grunt !!!!!

[giancarlolandrover]

very nice video! nice work! the loadbreake is important!

[boonedocks60]

who needs loadbreak tool on a25 kva transformer anyway ?

[rodfam2008]

another dumb lineman who doesnt know how to use the loadbreak tool

see the arc in the cutout? when he opens it?

[itscool1968]

@rodfam2008 that arch is normal the cut outs do it when blown open on a short and when closed when the arm gets close to the line side and the load side draws

[jackjoneslab]

@rodfam2008 lol why did he even bring it if he wasn't going to use it

[therealromster]

Even with the disconnection of the primary isn't it standard practice to short out the secondary in case of back feed from grid tie inverters and such. And I have always wondered how you guys disconnect the HV in the rain, since it would make that insulated tool conduct. Nice video too, shows what you guys have to put up with. Rain, hail or shine.

[ApolloWasReal]

@therealromster EVERY grid tie inverter is required to have multiple safeguards and interlocks against backfeeding. It's just not credible for an inverter to backfeed a utility. An improperly wired generator is a different story, but at least you have a chance of hearing generators running in the neighborhood and can check them out.

SDG&E required me to provide a lockable disconnect on my PV system inverter but as far as I know it has never been used in 12 years.

[crazyman50001]

COOL!

[vinnycrf450]

shit buckets

[powerlinefixer]

Nice use of the loadbreak tool at 5:00. LOL!

[bcnewsvideo]

thank you

[Arkthurius]

Very nice video. Looks like the problem was with the neutral conductor. They first disconect the disconect the transformer's fuse and then disconect the high voltage cable, to avoid arcs i guess. It seems they do this on 2 transformers. And it looks like the reconection was not recorded. But it is still a pretty cool video.

[bcnewsvideo]

your welcome

[cdx561]

this is a great video tks man