Being a Lineman - Episode 5
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Some of the most difficult trouble calls you'll receive are actually the ones in which the power is still on! For some reason, half the time once we show up, the problem seems to just "go away". Finding that troublesome connections might sometimes jump right out at you... and sometimes it can get pretty tricky to find!
I lucked out with this call finding a bad connection that was quite obviously the problem fairly quickly!
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Hey Guys! I know a few will be asking about the meter puller ... I wanted to show that in the video, as its a great tool when you suspect there is a problem in the meter socket. It helps keep you isolated in the event of an arc if ever there is a broken lug. In this particular case the meter pretty much fell apart on me which very rarely, (if ever) happens!
Where are you working at?
I've spent my entire utility career (so far it's been 20 years!) in metering and we do take that stuff seriously! Thank you for emphasizing the importance of that because a lot of my line colleagues, and frankly a lot of other departments, don't take the metering seriously. Keep up the GREAT WORK!
This guy should be an instructor. Definitely good at it
Wow, thanks for the awesome feedback! ✌️👊
@@Bobsdecline I concur. There are thousands of talented technicians, however, the ability to take your years of experience and convey that into learning and understanding is a gift. Maybe not now since you seem to be good physical condition and I'm sure also have a comfortable salary but as the years go on, you would definitely be giving a gift back to the trade by being involved in the lineman program at the trade school of your choice. From watching these videos, the job appears to be 80% process, prep, theory, and safety and about 20% actual physical work. Effectively conveying the importance of that 80% to a young trade school student I feel would go along the first time they are hanging 75' off a pole, in the middle of the night, with tens of thousands of volts above their head.
These videos have been fascinating. I’m a service electrician, commercial and industrial. What yall do takes another breed of human.
so iv got to thank you for the job you do. its kind of a big deal man. i live up north an we love yall
I definitely enjoy these videos. Always wondered about the work that linemen do. Thanks again and glad I subscribed. You're the unsung hero of modern times!
Thanks Peter! Your kind words mean a lot !👊✌️
I love the way Candians say "out": it's like they're trying to use every vowel before finishing the word: "oweiuüt" 😂
PS: greetings from a fellow western non-US! Love your channel ❤️
Man, I'm surprised they let you go up in the bucket alone. We have to have at least one spotter, and we only ever operate our bucket trucks on closed roads, and rarely go over twenty feet.
Kudos to you, though. It's nice seeing the perspective of a hard-working lineman.
I am not in the business but I absolutely love your videos!! Please never stop. I learn so much.
It seemed like flickering lights or dim light calls came at night on the weekend. When I would ask them “how long has this been doing this?” The answer was always “3 or 4 days.” Wow it would have been nice to get this call during daylight; I thought to myself.
Back during Hurricane Katrina we had a 50' pine tree fall and hit the power line from the pole to the house. It didn't bring the line down, but the line was hanging several feet lower than normal and rubbing against a corner of the roof. When I called the power company none of the "push this number for that problem" lined up with our situation as our power seemed just fine. I finally go a live person who asked a bunch of questions and finally said, "OK, I'll send someone out."
Turns out the neutral line completely pulled out of the clamp at the pole. We had no neutral. The linemen were amazed that we had no problems. It seems we have a good grounding rod at the service entrance and good copper water pipe ground (yes, the house is plumbed in all copper) with good bonding around the meter. Those were acting as the return path to take care of any imbalance in the load.
I'm really surprised that your company allows you respond on calls like these by yourself. I could see one person to do an initial visual diagnosis, but not for actually working on live lines or going up in the bucket. I the Cleveland, Ohio area I've never seen one lineman working a bucket truck.
Being an electrician for 31 years I always respected the lineman working with hi volt ...not for me. Great videos keep it up.
as a lineman for 35 years and a troubleman 15 years of it on these type calls i usually start at the pole look for a bad connection then walk the wire back to the meter..9 times out of 10 you'll find the problem before the meter.i.e burned open in the tree,obvious bad con @ pole etc..either way works,just less back and forth to the meter..enjoy your vids..
Losing a neutral can be scary. On my house the neutral clamp from the service line connecting connecting to my my line had loosened causing 80 volts on one phase and up to 200 on the other. I lost so many Electronics in the house. I was pissed because when I called the power company about it it was almost like they didn't believe what I was telling them.
Yeah, idk who told you that but that's not very likely. The voltages just dont go up on one side because the other went down. Theyre separate, from the transformer. The most youd ever see on one leg is 130ish. The only possible way that you ever see voltages like that on one leg, is if the transformer lost it's point of ground on the x2 bushing which could cause the voltages to fluctuate on each leg inside the transformer on the secondary coil. In that case, everybody on that transformer would be effected the same exact way. Unless of course, youre on your own transformer. Its rare but possible.
You are wrong ask any power company lineman. This happens often. I worked for an electric utility for 36 years. I have personally seen this many times
@@cew995 its literally impossible to get 280v out of a 240v transformer with a 60 to 1 turns ratio. no matter what config you come up with on one youll ever only get 240 out of the secondary coil. So to get 280 is super unlikely to happen. Im sure it could, but most scenarios with a bad neutral happen in the way i explained up above you. I also said i agree with the fluctuation on the voltages when you lose the neutral. Just was stating its pretty damn uncommon to completely lose a neutral at the house and have 200 volts on one leg. Usually when loads put onto a service with no neutral youll see higher/lower voltages from 100-130. Is it possible? Sure yeah, common, no.
Lunatikgixxer I didn’t say anything about 280v.
Lunatikgixxer If you have, say, a window AC running on one side, and very little on the other, then going to 160V/80V or 180V/60V is definitely very possible. And it’s a rather unstable condition so fluctuating like that is in the realm of possibility.
Your videos are fantastic. I'm an office drone-type employee but also a volunteer with the local PD. I often have to block traffic with a cruiser when we have a freshly downed line. If the lineman isn't bringing a whole crew and flaggers, I'll stay on scene and divert traffic as needed. With the PD, we're definitely all about safety, but you linemen are absolutely, 100000% about safety. Every time I see a lineman show up, he knows his business and knows how to do the job safely. I guess there's something about "do it right or you can kill yourself" to instill some safety discipline. It's amazing how complex some problems can be and it's a brainier job than I think most people realize. You're a lot more than just some power line mechanic. Thanks for sharing a slice of the job with us! You're a real pro.
Very cool - when I was a rookie fireman we had a smoke investigation call and it was an older (1940's) residence . The residence was pulling neutral from the CATV ground and was burning the insulation off of the TV cable. The static block for the CATV was glowing red. The residence being so old and hacked together had no master disconnect besides pulling the meter which back then we did by pulling down and looking away. Definitely was a lesson for me on how much bearing customer side wiring can have on intermittent faults. Thanks for sharing !
So I just had to comment. As a volly and a former CATV guy and now telephone linman. we once had a call that appeared to be RG 11 catv ug wire which around here is orange. which is what I THOUGHT THAT GLOWING ORANGE LINE WAS. here it turned out to be a down guy for the deadend pole. We realized it because it just didnt seem right and thru the thermal camera YUPS BINGO. 800 degrres F. it was an old rusty 6m down guy glowing red beacuase our telco strand was now the neutral for the power company due to an open neautral down the line...
Correction: what I meant was that the telco strand had power company hot line laying on it making contact a few spans away, apparently there was not enough bonds and grounds to complete a dead short ...
This was very interesting. My hat is off to all you guys that keep our lights on!
Been watching your show for about 2 or 3 months. Really like your show. I am a retired electrician . Work in the potash mines for about 34 years as a electrician. A lot different kind of work. I do understand a lot of the things you have to do and put up with getting calls all hours of the night. I like the way you explain everything you are doing.
Thanks! Congrats on the career and retirement 🤝
78990, I believe. You gotta remember, the dials go in alternate directions. They're not all clockwise :D
Yessir🤟
I use to watch mine that was exactly like this as a kid, i remembered some going counter clockwise and asked my dad why and he said "that's just the way it is".
@@JaegerWrenching Because the dials are on a gear train.
No gloves go that high lol only class 4 36000
JaegerWrenching my dad loved to say “they did it just to make you wonder why” 😂 always thought GE were bastards after that 😂😂😂🤷🏻♂️
I never had a clue how much small nitty gritty things there are to worry about being a lineman I’m finding your videos very interesting! Thanks for teaching me new things!
I absolutely love your videos!!! I come from the nuclear industry, but recently took a position in safety. Most of our clients are power transmission, distribution, UGD, and substation companies. I am totally green and often feel lost during discussions about the job!!!! I have been using your videos to familiarize myself with the terminology, procedures, and equipment. Now that I have been watching, so much has become more clear to me and I can actually follow and participate in the line work conversations now! Still learning, but I genuinely appreciate your videos. Be safe out there!
Very important to keep your mind on the job…… he says as he does a youtube video. :) Thank you for it too. I learned something.
I had a neutral problem in a rental house I lived in about 30 years ago. The lights in the house would brighten and dim whenever another light was turned on or off. This house had aluminium wire and in the breaker box the neutral connections were all "loose". I carefully tightened all the connections in the box and had no further trouble. A scary thing about the house is that it had an electric stove in the kitchen. Instead of using the proper gauge wire for the outlet they had twisted three number 12 gauge wires for each conductor.
This gentleman obviously knows his business. I just hope little extra time it takes him to explain & handle video does not get him in trouble with his boss(es).
Thanks man! I actually sacrifice my 30 minute lunch break most days in order to compensate for time... Many of the videos are also recorded while waiting for crews to arrive or material. Also all editing is done outside of work hours.
Cheers!✌️🍻
Honestly if he worked for my company then I’d give him a raise for representing the company/trade so well
If I was his boss, I'd be happy he's following procedure, and glad he can make side cash while demystifying the power grid. He doesn't seem to film some of the higher risk tasks, I'm assuming so he can 100% focus on the job. As a tradesman, I have serious respect for choosing safety over content.
Here's my take on it. When you're on camera, you aren't taking shortcuts, and you aren't doing cowboy shit. Not only is this guy keepin himself honest, he's doing a little PR. All the public guys n gals are curious as to what's going on and how it's being fixed. This gives them their answer.
As a conductor (Not the electrical kind. The railroad kind.) I gotta say when on camera that ya know someone is watching, you are really dotting your i's and crossing your t's. Not saying we are breaking rules and being ghetto off the camera, but you are definitely more 'free flowing' one could say. Anyone in industry who has ever had a manager or safety guy show up to the site knows what I am saying.
Wow! Just seeing this comments! That's really great guys I appreciate the kind words A TON !
You're absolutely right about the high risk tasks. There three things I stay away from in my videos
-Death or serious injuries ... Any images I share that show fires or vehicle accidents, there were no injuries or severe financial loss.
- as you've mentioned; High risk tasks that involve my full attention.
- filming others during tasks in which the camera may make them feel nervous.
A lot of times I'll set the camera on the truck and leave it record only to grab a 5 second clip from it when I get home.
Thanks again Guys!✌️👊
Really enjoying your videos. Down here in hurricane country linemen are our superheroes, often escorted by police to get them where they need to go in a hurry during hurricane recoveries. I always hope I'll get to see you interact with the public during your calls to get a feel for how appreciated you guys are up there vs down here. PS it's never negative anything outside down here but when we do hot and muggy we take pride in doing it better than anybody else.
@Jason Quick, rest assured son that you are appreciated up here in Nebraska. Linemen are a very special breed of men and believe me you are not taken for granted. You are right up there with the people who risk their lives to protect us and rescue us from danger. My prayers go out to you all especially during hurricane and other severe storm seasons. We know all of you have loved ones you want to go home to. God bless and keep you in His loving arms!
You're a great teacher man, I'm in a similar, but much less dangerous industry, I'm a field tech for a Telecomm company here in the US.
I work with radio frequency, microvolts most of the time and 90v on the high end.
But I climb poles every day and have all the same safety regs.
My entire existence is safer thanks to you! I'm an electrician in alternative energy, Baltimore Gas & Electric territory.
Can you make a video or two about how you became a lineman? What your experiences were like as new lineman and throughout your 15 years?
A interesting idea 🤔 I'll see what I can do!
Hello BOB,
Worked AlantIc /mid Va.NC, DELMARVA pen . w/ several agencies & contractors 1970's -1980's .
Still feel that Ocean Breeze wafting through My Bones ! Left DLNDAKOTA in60's for SOUTHERN CLIMES..
However THANK YOU FOR TEACHING BOTH LAY Folks as well as the Engineering types who know
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE DANGERS OR STEPS 4 Restoration . BE SAFE EVERY DAY.
JUDY&JIMM ! Mesquite,Tx
Excellent thanks Judy and Jim!
Nice job man. Very thorough 👍🏻. Hate those sockets with the rings though
Thanks Travis! Do you guys still have the covers that go over the whole meter?
Yea our covers go over the meter... only ones with the rings are some of the gang sockets or real old stuff
Dude, great job on these videos! Fantastic and thorough explanations throughout, safe and professional handling of every situation you come across and your editing is on point. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there!
78990.1 is what I think it reads.
Where I live (in Sweden) the meters used to look like the mechanical odometers on cars, but now they are all electronic. And almost everywhere there's 400V 3-phase (240V to neutral for each phase). That's even for residential except for older smaller apartments that are running 1-phase.
Also you should always check the new meter across the 2 top and 2 bottom terminals to make sure it's not shorted out. I've heard of meters blowing up when they are plugged in. But it's extremely rare. But I always check a new meter anyway before plugging it in.
Hey Bob. New sub here. Enjoying your vids. I am a journeyman lineman in the pacific north west. Have you ever heard of a mega beast. They are basically a volt meter with a big hair drier. You can put as much as 80amps on each leg makes those hard to find flickering lights easily to find
Not being in the industry its cool to learn about the most passive and wonderful yet most deadly system in our homes thank you for taking the time to teach those who wanna learn about electricity service
Awesome video! Just started metering class so this was really cool to watch, much appreciated
Thanks Tanner! There's a ton of info to learn about meters, especially once you get into 3 phase metering with PT's and CT's . If your class goes that in depth, don't be scared to hang on to your manuals for future reference!
@@Bobsdecline yeah metering is going just a bit over my head when it's talking about the pt and ct but I'm understanding most of it, I thought metering was going to be much easier but there's a significant amount of information, I did actually have a question for you, so I know you can actually become a journeyman meter tech and I thought it was those guys that would do some of the things you were doing in the video, do you have cross training or is this just something a troubleman is allowed to do?
I know this video is over a year old, but I was at my brother's this weekend to check out his new shop.
I wanted to check out his electrical install and see if everything was working fine before the power company came to dig and install the main feed from the transformer. I used his generator to test each circuit (wire to wire use the 120V GFI plug on the generator) and found out he had a few neutral issues inside the building. One was the overhead lights. One bank of LED lights worked fine. However, only half of the other bank was coming on. The half that wasn't working right was just barely lighting up. I knew it had to be a neutral issue. The shop is 16' high, so we needed to rent a scissor lift, but I found the loose neutral in the receptacle box where the light's plug into. Same thing with one of the receptacles on the wall as I tested each one. One of the neutrals was loose on the outlet that was giving issues. I also check the connections in the junction box as well. I made the sure the 12AWG was twisted properly and had the right size wire nuts on them.
Safe to say my brother is more confident that his shop is ready for the main power to be dug and connected.
Great video, bud!
Reading is 78990 I believe. Great video! Troubleshooting can be really rewarding some days, and very frustrating other days! Daylight helps a lot too! 😎 Work safe brother! 👊🏼
Thx for the upload. My house had at random times for two months on end no consistency the power would go completely off and then 10 seconds later back on. So in order for me to troubleshoot it , what I did was first I asked both of my neighbors that are fed from the same transformer if they were having similar issues and when they didn’t I then checked the lugs in the top of the breaker panel by the main breaker, then pulled the meter and cover and checked the lugs and connections in the meter base for proper torque and if there was any corrosion. Apparently the issue was with the meter itself or its connection to the base because after reinstalling it I haven’t had the issue at all. Our power company has those smart meters that have the relay system inside that allows them to remotely disconnect service.
FYI our local Power company is generally OK with qualified electricians pulling the meter if it’s for doing repairs or panel changeouts.
Ugh! I hate that type of analog meter. I had to read it 5 times. The first 3 times I got 3 different answers, and then read it 2 more times until I had at least 3 answers that matched = 78990. That was a nice treat at the end, giving out a puzzle. Glad I stuck around all the way through. I have a tremendous respect for your line of work, considering all the dangers involved and how unappreciative of some customers can be that you're literally risking your life because their teenager has been unable to play his XBox for the last 4 hours. Stay safe!!
An intermittent dim/bright problem at my house caused the washing machine to not spin dry (most of the time). I discovered it when a cable TV connection outside was heating up and I was losing signal to the TVs. A call to the power company and they found a lose lug on the neutral at the pole. That fixed the problem.
I work for one of the power utilities here in Maine and just the other day I got a call from a guy with the exact same issue. We had been out on trouble calls two times before and both times they tested the connection at the pole found both legs had power and closed out the call. Because of what I learned here I was able to explain the issue in a way that the tech would know that it wasn't only a 1/2 power issue. I followed up on the call and sure enough, bad neutral.
A piece of contruction equipment drove over the guy wire and broke off the top half of the pole in my back yard. This pulled the drop line to my house loose at the weatherhead. A contractor for Dte Energy, Detroit, Michigan came out later that night (dark out) to fix it.
This was about the time that compact flourescent bubs were becoming popular and I had some in my home. I noticed that they were burning out after only 6 months to 1 year of use instead of the 5-10 year warranty. Also, sometimes when I switched on 1 item, other lights would get very slightly brighter - not dimmer. Didn't seem like a big problem.
One day I was on a ladder doing something on the roof or with the gutters and noticed something odd. At the weatherhead the neutral was joined not with a crimp on connector, but with a bolted clamp connector. One of the wires was not in the groove but was next to the bolt causing the other wire to be loose in its groove. Aha!
I checked the voltages of the 2 main lines in the panel and the voltages were quite different. I called Dte Energy back and they repaired it properly this time. Unknown how much damage was done to my electronics or motors; they seem to be working okay. And now my light bulbs last a lot longer.
Great videos brother. I’m a lineman for duke energy in Florida .
That's a long secondary run. When would they run primary to the house and set the transformer next to the house?
I read 79980 or 79990 Interestingly, in our area (MN) we install the meter and then the cover. No ring on the outside.
Willy from Local #3 IBEW New York City here, fantastic videos brother 👍
I loved those old analog meters. I could sit and watch that thing spin for hours. Miss that old meter with CP&L on it.
I remember when we had those and the hydro company send a bunch of readers in the mail, it was a device you put on it and it would watch for the wheel spinning and it gave you a reading of the power in the house. It was kind of fun to go around turning stuff on to see the kw reading go up. Then a month later they switched everyone to digital meters and reinstaled the reader, but of course it didn't work lol.
78990 haha wow! Your doing great man really enjoying your videos! Always fun to watch another lineman and how they operate and troubleshoot! Spot on man!
Thanks Luke! 🍻
I like that Milwaukee crimp press. Debating buying one myself. Great videos dud!
78980,0 +- 0,1 kWh. In my house we also have a GE meter but it's the one that has a small rotating wheel on the bottom
Love your videos! Keep it up. Love how safety oriented you are.
You learn something new every day
You know what you are doing for your environment condition. Nice work there bro stay safe.
Yup, a bad neutral. A neutral is the center of the Xformer 's secondary, 2 120 volt lines
make up the 240 volts. If neutral is bad or lose, then everything in the house is across the
240 volts. Low wattsage loads will have a higher voltage across them, there goes the t.v.
stereo and computer, higher wattage appliances will have less voltage.
Great video brotha.... funny our meters in New York we plug in the meter then put the cover on the pan. Tomato tomaaaato
We've got a few of those around! I find they are better actually... You have a better chance to inspect the lugs and wire before pulling the meter!
You are a hero! Thanks for the great videos!
The good thing about Saskatchewan is they have a slow down law. If you pass a emergency vehicle, construction vehicle, Tow Truck or any other emergency vehicle with its lights flashing on the highways it is the law to slow to 60km/h. I drove tow trucks years and I have been hit twice by drivers not paying attention or slowing down. The 2 times I was hit the vehicles were not going very fast thank god, but it does hurt all the same. I was so happy when they included Tow Trucks as emergency vehicles. I quit driving well before those laws came into affect.
Im going through the electical lineman program at hgtc in horry County south carolina i cant wait to finish school and work my local utility santee cooper or horry electric. Maybe even duke! Like the videos makes me look forward to my career!!!
That's awesome man! Your going to like it even more as you progress through the trade 👊👊
You’ll be working Demonion, and love it twice as much as your own kids!
The neutral has resistance, so the voltage will go up on the unloaded line by the amount of the voltage drop on the neutral caused by the load on the loaded line...
No
I get 78990. My thought process (without consideration of grammar): reading from right to left, 0+, which means a full 9, which means less than a full 0 meaning 9, which means less than a full 9 meaning 8, which means less than a full 8 meaning 7. Is that correct?
@ElectronNeutrino you pretty well got it! Sometime when the hand is directly on a number it isn't full calibrated , that's why we must refer to the number in the right as a reference. The unnumbered dial above - spins counter clockwise and would be considered your first point of reference. While being taught to read from right to left, the final reading is to be considered from left to right as they land. - 78990! Great job! It's a tricky one
The Way I Would Read That Is 89090
Very knowledgeable fellow
You are awesome ..
Can you show some rigging techniques on primary wire
Or picking up primary down wire .. ( hoist , slings etc ..)
That's a great idea! I might be able to put something together on that fairly easy
Much appreciated… going through overhead lineman apprentice class here in Texas S.A. … I enjoy your videos and work ethic
Keep up the videos. You demonstrate solid work habits. College Station TX.
Thank you very much! 🤝👊
Thanks for these videos.
where I live in the world (UK) there is a suppliers fuse before the meter, and the meter itself can't be easily removed, and the supplier's fuse has a seal on it (as well as the meter)
and I have heard of one case where a fire in the breaker panel meant that the fire service had to pull the supplier's fuse to isolate the supply
So are your meters also the main isolation for the property? Here in the UK the supply goes through a 400A removable fuse (that's security sealed and marked with various warnings about not removing it), then through an isolation switch if the house is new, and then through the meter. And if you live in a new house, all of that is neatly installed in a white box on the wall, but if the house is old it can be hidden away in a cellar, under the stairs, behind the front door or anywhere random (we have houses so old they pre-date electricity and wires were seemingly fed in from wherever was convenient at the time).
Great video. Subscribed . Keep em coming. Thanks!
I noticed the CATV ground connection was on the meter box cover plate. Bad idea! That ground lead should have been solidly connected to the power neutral, or at least to the meter box and not the lid.
This happenes to me allll the time !!! The lights just dim and brighten seems to only happen in the winter
watching from southwest Ontario, have friends at Hydro One 3 as lineman and one is fleet mechanic
I love this channel I always been interested in power lines distribution lines and transmission lines since I was 5 years old . I have a roll of 11 disc suspension insulators light gray glaze that goes on 138 kV line with a yoke plate that has 2 suspension clamps for a double circuit laced on either side. Georgia Power gave them to me as they usually scrap these inside of a big metal bin to haul off , and they were in excellent condition although they were upgrading the lines 🤣🤣🤣😏 I wish I could show you pictures on here , I don't see where I can post a picture. Insulator Bells 10 1/2 half inches diameter.
Nice!
You can always share pics on my Facebook page if you have an account also.
Cheers!
That HV and LV on the same pole is nasty. In the UK it's not the done thing except for where transformers are mounted on poles. Split phase is really rare too, you only get it at remote farms to save running a HV phase out to them.
Most of what I see in the USA residential area is transformers on poles and split phases.
78990 would be my guess... From highest to lowest dials (5 being highest, 1 lowest)
- Looks like dial 1 just returned to zero, since dial 2 is right at 9. That makes 90
- That being said, dial 3 must be at 9... Making 990
- With 990, dial 4 must be 8, just about to hit 9. Even though it looks like dial 4 is 9, it cannot be.
The higher denomination dials spin much slower, so dial one can make the final full revolution, and dial 4 would still be about where it is, for 9000
You sure did get that call right at a interesting reading
By the way, excellent troubleshooting!
Hey dude I love your channel
Thanks Excavation Nation, cheers! 🍻🤝
Man you made me so passionated about it! I am looking for job opening!
Congratulations on finishing all your training.
great video and content
I'll stick with my job working on 24VDC access control and fire alarm, thanks. I can lick the wires all day long without worrying about it.
great video, thanks. We dont have dual or split phase in Australia ( its single or 3 phase) but interesting all the same.
Split phase is single phase , divided into two legs.
Someone I know had the neutral line pull off the house, and the voltage did skyrocket. Ended up blowing several transformers and every MOV in the house.
Here we have a 240v/415v 500kVa 3 phase transformer covering a few streets.
Earlier in March this year the neutral on the transformer busbar came loose. Two phases shot up and one dropped down. Extensive damages all over.
Well done! Problemay not be as expected. Funny seeing the meter come apart.
79980 kWh Our 15-amp meter table lamp reads 1264. Will have to charge my wife for thelectricity she used.
Fun seeing its rotor speed up using the 50-100-150 three-way incandescent bulb.
The 150 (50+100) should not be used because it iso inefficient.
Meter reading 89090 love the content keep up the good work.
Love the videos man, keep it up. Stay safe.
8:50 Whoo. . . That's scary.
Good safe job
I think... 13 8/9 is phase angle rating & next to that is a sychro reading (used for paralleling sources, lol), and the bottom is the expected reading a meter should have ^^. Question: Im starting to work as a dispatcher for an ECC (>100kV Lines)... Do you have any safety tips/backup tips I can provide to DCC (Distribution Control Centers
I had a bad neutral once causing it to be directed to the ground rod which caused a lot of weird worm activity of worms coming out of the ground and onto the cement near the ground rod.
Crazy! Totally makes sense tho
What was the voltage on the line running to the house? 240VAC, fed from a transformer on the pole?
What was the "high voltage" on the lines above you ? 7200V 3 phase ?
7200 phase to ground (12470 3 phase) ✌️
For a person like me who just started watching these kinds of videos. (I am an electronics engineer, not a linesman but I think being a linesman is heroic and cool as hell). The editing of the videos feels weird. I see you show the damage, but I didnt see an aftershot where its all fixed up. The previous video you shown a red tag, but not where it went, etc...
Glad I found your Channel, Good Stuff. Got my Sub
I got 79990 on the old meter. I have a tenant that I charge for power on their own analog meter, and I've learned to read these backwards, from right to left, as the right-hand wag informs those to the left.
I got 78990 since the 3rd digit is still a 9 making the 4th digit an 8.
Very good stuff here
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I'm like OMG what a mess, that will take at least a day to fix, and you come back with, we got lucky this is an easy one! Is that neutral under tension? If so I have no idea how you managed to fix that by yourself. You mentioned two phases yet I was under the impression that residential services normally only have single phase power. I know that with 3 phase power the the peaks of each phase are 120 degrees apart. Is that also true of the two power legs that make up typical residential house wiring? I am just trying to get a basic understanding. PS I really enjoy your videos because I like learning about what a lineman actually does on a day to day basis. To a layperson you working with high voltage every day seems dangerous, even terrifying, yet clearly with the right knowledge there is a way get the job done without getting oneself killed.
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You're right in that; residential is typically single phase. Bad habit on my part, calling each of the hot legs a "phase". The single phase secondary feeding homes in our area are all 3 wire Edison - Two "hots" and one neutral.
Basically it's a neutral tap off the center of the secondary winding, giving you 120v on either side
78990, the tenths dial going backwards messed me up for a moment.
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Meter reading is: 78990? Edit: Yes! I read your comments confirming it. Tricky for sure. Definitely forces you to read right to left.
78990 is your analog meter reading. There is a charge for my service- LOL.
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If I remember the inserts in the 1980's bills from PG&E correctly, I think the reading is 78980.
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