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extreme sparky

extreme sparky

RE: extreme sparky

I like his last line on that clip.

"There's only 3 things I'm afraid of. Electricity, heights and women... and I'm married too!"

RE: extreme sparky

What were they actually doing?? I don't see what the guy could actually accomplish.  He went over to the insulator but messing much with that would reduce the creepage distance a fatal amount.

I also wonder what the recovery procedure is if the guy falls off the line.  He can't be lowered to the ground...

I also wonder what happens if the helicopter is hovering with its rotor above the lines so the guy can transfer and the guy accidentally slips and falls off the chopper.  That would seriously jerk that small a chopper over on its side briefly.

In sailing you can often get really serious wind gusts occasionally that come out of nowhere.  Might be what got those poor guys.

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com

RE: extreme sparky

What can be accomplished?

Well, let's see.
1. installation of spacers on bundle conductor lines to maintain proper spacing of the conductors.
2. Installation of vibration dampeners to stop "galloping" of the conductors under certain wind conditions.
3. Repair of damaged conductors (Yep, there are people who are damn dumb enough to stand under a transmission line and shoot at the conductors with centerfire rifles)
4.  Close (very close) inspection of attachment points at the insulator string to make sure the hardware used to attach the conductor the "bells"  is doing its job properly and not chafing or damaging the conductor.(A BIG deal after a hurricane or tornado)

Geez, I could go on for another 20 minutes or so if you'd like....

RE: extreme sparky

Oh, by the way, you don't have to be crazy to do this kind of work,





but it sure helps.


















RE: extreme sparky

Cool.  Makes me want to quite my boring job semi-attached to my computer and go fly around on the legs of helicopters... at least for a few minutes

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