For starters I do not advise handling live electrical lines. He was able
to handle the line because he was not completing the circuit. As long
as you are not grounded out, you can touch a live wire without being
shocked. Again I don't advise it because one mistake maybe all you get.
Lamp cords etc have two lines because electricity in essences has to
flow through the device to work.
Robert R.
> Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:40 pm (PST) . Posted by:
> "subprong" subprong
> Thank you everyone for the information and feedback. The energy
> company
> fixed it. As I suspected that portion is their responsibility since
> they
> had changed one of those crimps before. I think he said it looked like
> the
> neutral had been repaired in the past by the look of it. Anything past
> those crimps are apparently home owner responsibility (other than the
> meters) around here.
>
> Interesting to note that it took only about 5 minutes. Also
> interesting
> that he didn't need to cut any power off. He handled it with gloves.
> Cut
> off the ends on each side of the crimp connection. Stripped the ends.
> Added a new connector, pushed the stripped ends into it and then
> crimped
> it. That was it. Probably less than 5 minutes. If I remember I'll take
> a
> photo and post it...just in case by some small odd that someone else
> comes
> across this type of thing.
>
> 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@hbcomm.net> wrote:
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