How to Perform a Gloved Phase Transfer -- Part 2

Part two of this two-part video shows a Kansas City Power & Light crew completing all three phases of the gloved wire transfer and taking down more of the old distribution pole.

[@kelleyrampulla305]

Why is no one talking about the double bucket , never seen that in my life that’s awesome!

[@danmelissamyers3382]

Asalaam Aliakum..thank you for all that you all do, for myself and for others. You are all awesome and very much appreciated!! I know that you all do not get reminded enough or told thank you, so I wanted to let you all know. Thanks again for everything. Loving you all. Asalaam ✌️ Peace

[@jaywillow9927]

You have an accident when you get too comfortable on this job. Always gotta stay like you were on day 1, cautious.

[@maciutavotitokoleweduavaub7625]

I am Lineman here in Fiji, looking at the work done makes me realize that all throughout the Globe, the electricity system has the same basic principles, it's only the terms used which is different. I bet I can do that if I am working in that assignment. Good learning indeed.

[@simplytrolling6869]

He got mighty close to the arm with the tail coming out of the shoe when he transferred that dead-end. He should of covered the arm. Also, at what part of the polymer does the the voltage rating begin? Too many differences of potential near that hot tail with no cover. No doubt though they seemed to be two decent linemen.

[@kontra93]

At 1:49, the supposedly live line almost reaches the end of the insulator. That was scary to watch ...

[@chrism9017]

And his face right up to the wire at 1:51. Couldn't pay me enough.

[@straightpipediesel]

The insulators are long (and shaped like they are) to account for when it's raining and they're soaking wet. If they're dry and clean, they're far longer than necessary. The dielectric strength of common polymers is 10s of kV/mm, if it's a 15 kV system, a couple of mm of plastic is sufficient.

[@chrismartens5036]

@@chrism9017 I do welding repairs to power trucks and have so much respect for these employees.

[@austinanderson8485]

To avoid double poly on one side they could have caught phases off on new arm, and undone backside phase from shoe cut old arm out of way at the pole then made up the phase and it’s all uniform saves material as it’s hard to get nowadays and then cut out old pole top as normal

[@wils-fj]

New x-arm needs to be covered up, after you cut the conductor the tail length was almost half the length of the insulator. Dead or alive should always cover up on this kind of work. Besides that great job n keep safe brothers👍

[@jaywillow9927]

At 1:45, dude had his face right by that line if it were live.

[@a64738]

Another video I saw they working with bare live wires (without that red protection) and at one point the lineman face was 2cm from the wire when leaning forward trying to look at something...

[@bud5041]

With all the ground help on scene why are they not using a hand line to get rid of all the old xarm and pole pieces. That's what ground help is for. Work smarter NOT harder.

[@JasonSmith-ff3ek]

They said head ache and let it rip

[@MattMorris481]

This is why the company that I worked for got away from cross arms they do all vertical construction.

[@codywhitman3146]

If it's hot wheres the Mack's at? Unless its reconstruction and yall gonna swap load over,? Good work though

[@linehandibew6205]

Cody Whitman it’s hot but it was a normal open switch so no need for jumpers because there is no load going through so no need to keep a path. It it was a normal closed switch then they would have needed to provide a temporary path before cutting everything open

[@ucfsub]

Feeder tie.

[@allezvenga7617]

Thanks for your sharing

[@kiadams647]

That's not pork chop grip looked like 336 wire and 40 grip

[@slmarqol]

Se alguém puder me explicar: por que vocês usam postes de madeira? No Brasil usamos postes de concreto

[@HYPHYRAGE303]

how do they not get electrocuted? are they connected to the cables also or they just need the gloves and they wont get shocked??

[@JasonSmith-ff3ek]

Impact drill with a regular socket

[@Justme-jt1ef]

Yep my thoughts as well.

[@ElectroTree01]

Was scrolling for this comment.

[@haroldspencer1370]

HT Spencer been there done that

[@CarlosRodriguez-wg7dt]

Muy buenos videos. Hay que poner los sub títulos en español.

[@tedlahm5740]

The old hardware comes apart easily? These three lines are actually hot?

[@Joe-rw1bb]

Ted Lahm would they be sleeved up if they were not ?

[@ElectroTree01]

@@Joe-rw1bb I think some companies require sleeves, coverup, and guards on deenergized😊 lines

[@ElectroTree01]

The old hardware is usually bolted on or secured using cotter and clevis pins.

[@TheNWSCOTT]

why is there not a second blanket on that crossarm if that one fails your screwed !!

[@markmaddox8524]

Live line? No Mac in sight

[@elijahbullard9660]

Switch pole 2 different feeds

[@linemam9580]

Perfeito

[@simplytrolling6869]

Notching? < 😂> those arrows are what notches look like… what they done was a “break” or “pop” cut. Notching is for tree cutting.

[@ElectroTree01]

I think it’s called a snap cut

[@Electric_Snap]

They don't cover any 2nd points of contact. Pretty poor practice that can cost you your life.

[@lethanbiasjr6255]

How can I get a job doing this? I do inspections and treatment on contract with OG&E. Would like to go further

[@tkrag11]

You’re gonna have to either go to lineschool or get on at somewhere like imperium and then work for a few years and then hope OGE has an opening at some point.

[@eddygilbert9906]

Love how the lineman shorted three of the four skirts out when transferring to the new dead end Cain. So fucking dangerous I quit watching

[@AchillesWrath1]

+Eddy Gilbert yeah no doubt. I guess they don't understand the concept of insulate and isolate. Guy basically has one hand on the crossarm and the other on an energized phase, not good.

[@grahamek86]

Power and light? How exactly is the light produced?

[@stumpbumpers]

By deducting weight.

[@lewy1]

No link sticks for attaching the hoist to the arm and the tails are shorting out most of the insulators.

[@dieselwhisperer6907]

They have the hoist hooked into the shoe on the live side

[@lewy1]

@@dieselwhisperer6907 maybe I am missing something but there is the sling across the arm attached to the hoist

[@dieselwhisperer6907]

@@lewy1 they jump around a lot filming but it looks to me like they use slings over the arm on the de energized side and clip into the shoes on the hot side. If not they’ll learn some damp day when the hoist starts smoking lol

[@user-un1ev6ws2d]

Hell no They are not using a link stick and yes they are going from sling around pole to hot hoist to grip to hot conductor. That's ratty. Imagine if Groundman or anyone touched that pole.

[@healsound4274]

Could have de-energized the one span here like lifting some over arm jumpers or making an open mid-span somewhere near the other pole. Then all of this work could have been complete much safer.

[@freethinkingamerican80]

No jumpers or two separate circuits?

[@ElectroTree01]

It looks like two circuits. The part one has open bypass switches

[@benny7491]

If you’re gonna post videos, please do things the right way. You need to cover that arm when you run a strap on it to a phase, or use a link stick.

[@Powerhousered1223]

How about you do it. They have protocols they go by. I will cover everything up when I so this kind of work

[@mattbraunlich6311]

That was painful to watch, especially if it was hot

[@linehandibew6205]

Matt Braunlich it is hot

[@user-nn1lm6pm1g]

I am from Russia, how can I connect with you? Are you in Facebook?

[@Nikonian441]

Cant see s#$:&t