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Helicopter Maintenance on energized 765,000 Volt Line

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Footage of helicopter crews working on a live 765kV transmission line, cited to illustrate potential equalisation and why isolation from ground keeps workers safe.

Watch for: see the arc as the helicopter bonds to the line

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Helicopter Maintenance on energized 765,000 Volt Line

Dale Mahalko on electronics.stackexchange.com, May 2016. CC BY-SA.

See [video] and note the arc being drawn at about 00:45, as the helicopter voltage is brought up to the line voltage.

WhatRoughBeast on electronics.stackexchange.com, Mar 2017. CC BY-SA.

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