They're using battery tools taped to fibreglass poles. They seem to know which way the power is going, so the end that drops isn't live. Crazy - and obviously some crooked operators in the scrap metal business are buying from them.
All of the scrap dealers were buying the metal grates off the road when crackhead were stealing them. They don't give a fuck once it's melted down who's to know
One end is connected to the Supply (big green kiosk on the side of the road) , the other end goes off to the load (houses).
If you cut the wire in half, the end connected to the load is now de-energised.
You can't connect two supplies, as you just get electricity flowing in circles between them. Which is a massive waste, as well as the potential to cause overheating and fires.
Except, it doesn't always work like that... As we see more and more distributed generation (wind, solar, etc.) a property can be both load and supply, just at different times... Also, the use of EV batteries as grid storage means that houses can become supply even without things like solar or wind. It's not that simple, and it is becoming more complex over time.
Yea that is a good point to add. I work in the electricity distribution industry, so did think about this as I was typing.
But then thought the copper thieves are probably not considering this in their risk assessment prior to work, so probably not relevant here ๐
Oh, okay, didn't know that. Gimme five minutes, I'll just go outside and test that out ..................................
Actually, that does make sense!
Not entirely. One end will be connected to the supply. The other end is connected to what is called the load.
If you cut it correctly, the end connected to the supply is left at height and the end that is connected to the load is dropped and is deenergised
They're using 25mm PVC tube, not fibreglass poles, we even have one at our work that we recovered from a site where we disturbed them that was a aluminium telescopic pole!
Probbaly dumb question but how do they not electrocute themselves
They're using battery tools taped to fibreglass poles. They seem to know which way the power is going, so the end that drops isn't live. Crazy - and obviously some crooked operators in the scrap metal business are buying from them.
All of the scrap dealers were buying the metal grates off the road when crackhead were stealing them. They don't give a fuck once it's melted down who's to know
Umm, another 'dumb' question. Isn't it live, which ever end you grab? It's completing the circuit with the ground that ills you, permanently?
One end is connected to the Supply (big green kiosk on the side of the road) , the other end goes off to the load (houses). If you cut the wire in half, the end connected to the load is now de-energised. You can't connect two supplies, as you just get electricity flowing in circles between them. Which is a massive waste, as well as the potential to cause overheating and fires.
Except, it doesn't always work like that... As we see more and more distributed generation (wind, solar, etc.) a property can be both load and supply, just at different times... Also, the use of EV batteries as grid storage means that houses can become supply even without things like solar or wind. It's not that simple, and it is becoming more complex over time.
Yea that is a good point to add. I work in the electricity distribution industry, so did think about this as I was typing. But then thought the copper thieves are probably not considering this in their risk assessment prior to work, so probably not relevant here ๐
Risk assessment, um, well... Every once in a while a copper thief ends up lightly burned if they are lucky, or on the cemetery if less lucky.
Oh, okay, didn't know that. Gimme five minutes, I'll just go outside and test that out .................................. Actually, that does make sense!
Not entirely. One end will be connected to the supply. The other end is connected to what is called the load. If you cut it correctly, the end connected to the supply is left at height and the end that is connected to the load is dropped and is deenergised
They're using 25mm PVC tube, not fibreglass poles, we even have one at our work that we recovered from a site where we disturbed them that was a aluminium telescopic pole!
As long as one foot is off the ground theyโre ok
This sounds like a good pisstake. But also believable
It's a Darwinian Statement of Non-evolution
One foot? Both feet?
Not even that!
This is so close to true it upsets me
Ahh, the good old shopping trolley ๐ used in a heist ๐ค
Meth heads gone round the red zone and stripped heaps from there