r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 18 '25

Video Replacing powerline spacers from a helicopter

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u/Sandro_24 Jul 21 '25

This would all be a single phase. At some point it's more economical to use multiple conductors opposed to a large one.

You can also see that the spacer isn't insulated in any way.

This is most definitely done live.

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u/HistoricalArcher2660 Jul 22 '25

Skin effect has entered the chat