34 to 13kv Flash Incident

i dont understand why it didnt knock the recloser out...im a lineman and usually its a 3 shot on the recloser which means it will flash 3 times then knock the recloser out killin the line

I cant believe that circuit stayed closed through all that... Unbelievable, they couldnt have turned off the recloser before the work? Problably fried the radio on the truck, it does not seem like a good idea to use a telephone in someones house at that point....

Wow, this IS amazing! I thought the substation burn up in Florida was a mean video. Yep, it sounds like 34kv shorted to the wrong circuit, but not enough draw to blow the breaker.

I don't know why the power crew didn't haul butt to the nearest switch.

from looking at the poles, it would be Baltimore Gas and Electric.

where is this from?

its 39...maybe 39kv shorting to the 13kv phases?

lol i just keep going back to this....those linesman are in some deep S**t

lol i just keep going back to this....those linesman are in some deep S**t

priceless!

oh...look at that one house...the 39 or 13kv must have either shorted to the lower voltage service or damaged the transformers...hopefully that house just suffered extensive damage instead of house fire

Ho,y F**k thats alot of S**t arcing man!

y los desconectadores para que sirven? estan hechos para esos casos, y no lo utilizan aunque se mezclan los cables....
ahora la compañia electrica tienen que responder los daños..

Idont get its arcing from the pole to the truck?

Ah.

yes, it will use the moisture in the wood to conduct, and there doesnt have to be a lot of moisutre either!