lineman here. on our system we call that open wire. the top wire is the neutral. we are not worried about the insulation flaking off since we rely on spacing between conductors. those things on the wire are "secondary breakers" they dont allow electricity to pass thru. it's actually a way to split load on to a different transformer without having to dead end the existing wire.
2025-11-15 23:14:28
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Derek Nolan :
It’s called open secondaries and they are old
2025-11-16 03:39:05
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bogeee18 :
Off subject, where were you videoing this power line? Yugoslavia? It sounds like a war in the background. lol
2025-11-16 21:11:46
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brybrytothamoon :
this is the most useful TT I have ever encountered. when lineman chime in and give the answer. refreshing...
2025-11-30 18:05:00
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dave :
Looks like SCE
2025-11-16 23:13:42
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BITMO :
this is happening in my neighborhood...same kind of wire. insulation all over the ground
2025-11-16 20:42:06
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JimmyD :
The power company uses they’re own colors
2025-11-17 11:57:21
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golfingsocal87 :
I think it ends at the pole from two ways
2025-11-15 22:54:09
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Unavailable :
the gun shots in the background 💥💥💥
2025-11-17 13:24:58
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Matt10R :
I've seen that run along the sides of old buildings pretty wild
2025-11-16 04:59:07
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user7281916537344 :
The utility company that connected the service probably didn’t have any white tape so they used red on the neutral is it right no
2025-12-08 15:32:47
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Just another service tech :
Are you working at a rifle range? Sounds like rounds just popping off behind you nonstop.
2025-11-15 22:48:09
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Kenneth Martin :
that shit is all over the cape, sketchy to run bare wires past lol
2025-12-04 23:18:01
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🥓 :
Are you by a military base or firing range 🤣
2025-11-16 13:49:22
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Will :
Sounds like we are at war in the background 😂😂😂😎😎😎
2025-11-16 15:11:55
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Joe :
Powco dos whatever they want 😂
2025-11-16 21:48:47
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Ant Sparky :
The ole “just get it done” job at the end of shift.
2025-11-16 03:49:06
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⚡️NEC_NERD⚡️🤓 :
POCO doesn't follow NEC standards, red tape may mean something completely different. Look up codes and standards for the local POCO.
2025-11-15 22:46:39
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BillDozer :
Those are insulators cut into the open wire between the 2 transformer poles. Only on hot legs, shared primary/secondary neutral. Otherwise those transformers would be paralleled and 1 could go bad and you’d never know until the 2nd went bad.
2026-03-06 03:44:53
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Vuzcruz :
😳😳😳
2025-11-30 17:54:26
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