High Voltage Cable Inspection

Uploader: simonjz05
Video Description: High Voltage Cable Inspection on 0.5MV lines. Thanks for all the comments! This is what I used to do a couple of years back, and that also it is shot so nicely, that I thought it befitting to show all.
Clip is from IMAX documentary called "Straight Up", and grabbed from HD source.

Tags for this video: Electricity Faraday Helicopter High Pylon Voltage
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my hero! ( 3 months ago by speedyspeeds)

my hero!

Well, aside from ... ( 3 months ago by dfeerst)

Well, aside from being somewhat dangerous to use a helicopter with a semi-rigid system for power line patrol (not that it's not done) the Hughes 500 has about half the operating costs of a jet ranger, and quite simply it costs more.

Because we haven't ... ( 3 months ago by dfeerst)

Because we haven't put them up yet :)
Utility companies pay around $1100/hr for type of work so they have to decide if it's completely necessary.

this is incredable ( 3 months ago by harrison8morrow)

this is incredable

the best job in the ... ( 3 months ago by markcr1971)

the best job in the world!

not having balls of ... ( 2 months ago by flashkillerffff)

not having balls of "steel" is probably a requirement for this job

crazy work )) ( 2 months ago by nordmoon)

crazy work ))

Dugg! ( 2 months ago by andish182)

Dugg!

"there's only three ... ( 2 months ago by REVO1BAB)

"there's only three things I've been afraid of:electricity,heights, and women...and I'm married."

Great sense of ... ( 2 months ago by kagestar616)

Great sense of humour also!
XD

Daredevils much? ( 2 months ago by mathewedison)

Daredevils much?

That's freakin' ... ( 2 months ago by bigclumber)

That's freakin' awesome! Just don't rain on his parade by pointing out that we don't really need the wires. Nikola Tesla found a method of transmitting power and data wirelessly across the globe in the early 1900's - but J.P. Morgan pulled his 51% of the funding when he realized he couldn't meter the power, and therefore couldn't charge anyone for it (greedy bastard).

I like the view at ... ( 2 months ago by Tigerman1138)

I like the view at 2:17, you see a second "spider" crawler. These guys are amazing. I am sure, like firefighters, they just say it is their job. However, what they do (both of them) takes balls of STEEL. Amazing.
They are so mechanical and precise.
"There have only been three things I've ever been afraid of: electricity, heights, and women. And I'm *married* too."

I am an electrical ... ( 2 months ago by xbatusai)

I am an electrical engineering and I remember that was the first thing I learn.
You can grab a high tension cable as long as you don't touch the ground, the trick is to keep the same Electric Potential Difference

Very courageous ... ( 2 months ago by hmbertero)

Very courageous person !! I am scared of heights and this would not be the job for me. I will stick with designing because it is much more grounded LOL !!!

The electric rod ... ( 1 month ago by ContagiousRepublic)

The electric rod zoom at 1:03 is priceless. Is there anything more electrically cool and zoomed close in all of youtube??

Hello everyone, ... ( 1 month ago by jamie11112222)

Hello everyone, great video. Does anyone know how to go about gaining an apprenticeship as a linesman in the uk? I've been a fully qualified electrician for about 5 years now but have always wanted to be a HV linesman but i dont know where to start, any feedback would be great thanks.

Array ( 1 month ago by DanielEagleEye)

awesome.
Good work

Imagine the life ... ( 4 weeks ago by jimmyrussell23)

Imagine the life insurance premiums!

what if they start ... ( 3 weeks ago by robstarscream)

what if they start to gallop ? :P

Array ( 2 weeks ago by strattakkun)

Amazing =D
Pilot's skills together with these guys guts is great, and I loved his part at the end
"There's only 3 things I have ever been afraid of...Electricity, Heights and Women... and I'm married too."

All transmission ... ( 2 weeks ago by simonjz05)

All transmission lines carry AC. DC is rarely used, and when it is it is usually HVDC submarine cables. The AC is the actual source of the crackling you hear as the current is reversed every 1/60th of a second.

Amazing Video...one ... ( 2 weeks ago by gazo31)

Amazing Video...one of the best on Youtube in my opinion...as for being a Linesman think of this...by the time your 45 you'll have Varicose veins in both your legs and extreme lower back pain...go for being a Cable Jointer..you still get the back pain but the money is a lot better!

courage is not ... ( 1 week ago by 86kinky86)

courage is not about not being scared. it's about being scared and doing it anyway. great clip.

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