May 16, 2016 at 1:08 pm

Half a Million Volts Surround This High Voltage Power Line Inspector

by twistedsifter

 

In electrical engineering, live-line working is the maintenance of electrical equipment, often operating at high voltage, while the equipment is energised.

A lineman wearing a Faraday suit can work on live, high-power lines by being transported to the lines in a helicopter. Wearing the suit, they can crawl down the wires.

 

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