Yes the wires inside your house have the same voltage as @ the crimp connection. When the video said low voltage they were referring to 120/240 verses the voltage before the transformer on the street which is 7500 volts or more.
The gloves he wore are special rated electrician gloves with electrical resistance ratings.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@...> wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, if you touched a live wire in your home (beyond the
> breaker box) will it be as potent as touching that collection of hot wires
> near the crimp (before the meter)? I ask because the video stated that
> it's low voltage at the crimp...and the energy tech stated that you would
> certainly know if you came in contact with it but didn't seem to indicate
> that it would be extremely dangerous or lethal....also he handled it with
> gloves while live...or perhaps those were special electrician gloves or
> something.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 8:01 AM, Dale S <dalu@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Good trouble shooting!! What you have pictured is a compression splice
> > that is bad and has overheated. This will only become worse until you loose
> > one side of the line. This is a problem that requires the attention of a
> > professional or the power company itself which depending on which side of
> > the meter it is on is most likely the case.
> >
> > Dale in the Flatlands.
> >
> >
> >
> > wired wrote:
> >
> > I think I've found the cause of the problem. In the photo you can see one
> > > of the crimp (or rubber or what have you) connections has either been
> > > chewed or more likely has melted and cracked. The wire is exposed as the
> > > covering or sheathing has been pulled away.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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