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Extreme Jobs - High Voltage Power Line Inspection
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Shows a lineman boarding a live high-voltage line from a helicopter, often cited to illustrate capacitive coupling and why current needs a complete path.
Watch for: the bonding wand drawing an arc at about 1:05
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Now if this is all true and my suppositions are correct then why does a high voltage repairman have to wear a Faraday cage type suit (as in the case in this video [video]).
SalahTheGoat on electronics.stackexchange.com, Sept 2020. CC BY-SA.
Power lines are referenced to earth ground, and so are you, assuming you're not wearing insulated shoes or are suspended in mid-air.
hacktastical on electronics.stackexchange.com, Nov 2023. CC BY-SA.
This video of high voltage maintenance has been shared here before [video] high voltage electricity lines are inspected while powered.
crasic on electronics.stackexchange.com, Feb 2022. CC BY-SA.
