“Connecting wires with a 2-bolt PG clamp — fully live powered 💯⚡”

There's no way that was live. As an electrician and watching many line men Do this type of work that shit would have been arc in the minute they opened up that bottom wires.

No rubber tape before the black tape?

Gloves are for pussies

Now I'm no linesman by any stretch of the imagination but I do know those gloves are only rated for 500 volt and why would you expose both legs before finishing one off it would be far wiser to complete one leg then start the other

I was a residential sparky for a few years. When we replaced a service for a customer, I went up the ladder to reconnect the home with temporary bugs. It became second nature.

What in the 3rd World is this???

Only electrical tape for insulation?! No shrink wrap or proper insulation?!

I’m going to try this. I don’t have any of the tools or gear but I think it will be fine. Free power!!!

Sparkys aren't very smart, I would have cut the pole down and did my work on the ground.

No way that was live and he was doing it with welding gloves. Unless this is Mexico or something. No safety policy would allow this.

Looked some low quality jap wrap he used instead of 33 or 88. Otherwise an excellent tie in.

That just takes serious Titanium nuts. Good advo for EMTOP cordless tool, looking it up now...

Either balls of steel or an IQ of a Somalian.

Really…electrical tape?

He should be wrapping that in rubber electrical tape and then normal tape to protect it from the elements

We demand 50% women in this field.✊🏿

It’s always live. There’s no way to shut that off. Why do you think there’s some gigantic panel somewhere? My dad was 85 years old and I was up on the pole my kids house and I hooked all that shit up. The old man says to me, Jimmy. you touched those wires together, 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

With all the tittering going on on the ground I’d be concerned someone down there had poked holes in my gloves as a joke.

Wrong as it should be offset not one above the other in case any reason it may come apart (like hundreds of birds landing on it could make it fall apart then that skinny plastic electric tape is also worthless as insulation and tou can create such a short and even start a fire!

That tape is from Radio Shack

Nope

God bless you always

Now try that in a downpour or blizzard! Who wants this job?

Soo satisfying 😅,who else enjoyed watching

Not sure where these videos are coming from but I have NEVER seen insulated wires strung from pole to pole. And I doubt that this was done energized. Not a single arc flash when terminating the connections 🤔

yeah, you're not doing that hot, even with the gloves

I do this at least once a week at work. It's not that big of a deal to be honest.

What’s the big deal? The guy doesn’t have any potential for shock. He could have done it bare handed.

Fun

Temu jap rap only?🤔

These guys have big balls

The isolation was terrible, even funny.