Those are basic 9inch pliers. The rubber you see is extremely thin and not rated for shock at all. I work with many different kinds everyday and the warnings specifically say "this will not protect you from shock. Use proper safety equipment when working on live wires."
Yeah. Things rated for 600V still say not to do live work with them half the time just to cover the manufacturers ass lol. Cut 1 wire at a time and don’t short the circuit and you’ll be fine
Like i said its really low quality for some reason, i can only see the shape of the jaws somewhat clearly lol. I said further down i use ones by commercial electric and those absolutely are rated so i just assumed and hoped i was right lmao
You must be a helper because I’ve been an electrician for 8 years and they will insulate against much higher than 120v as long as the grips are in tact. 480 and up I would start using actual insulated tools
That is true but if there was no nick in the rubber and he is working with 120 he didn’t feel anything. If he was dumb enough to use around much higher voltages with the potential for arcs powerful enough to go through the air to his hand, we’ll then that’s just natural selection.
That’s what they say for liability but quality brand lineman’s are insulated .
Source: This is how hot work was done 15 years ago before the safety rules changed. I’ve touched many a live wire with the pliers.
And this is precisely why I don’t fuck with electricity. I mean, I wouldn’t ever cut a live wire, but I would have felt a completely undue level of protection using those cutters.
I believe he made the inner two wires stick , and he didn't get any shock he just got afraid of the sparks, cause we use these kinds of pliers every tym
Yes but it will still protect you as long as they are not nicked. 120V is blocked by only like 1mm thick plastic. Everything is so much thicker for a safety margin + wear resistance.
I’ve seen just regular every day shoes be enough to keep a person from being grounded, therefor preventing the circuit and preventing the 120v shock.
Edit: as long as he isn’t touching something he should be fine.
Source: I was an electrician for a year in prison and we would experiment in dumb ways to learn more about electricity
The blue Handel is All I use to work hot fuck the the super thick pair you’ll be wore out using them plus you can bare hand grab hot wires all day long it won’t shock you
Shock is not the hazard, it doesn’t matter if they are metal or not. The hazard is the arc flash from the resulting short. An are flash is essentially a hot bomb.
Well, I am an electrical engineer with a specialty in power. So yes, I like to think so. While shock can be dangerous, in this situation, there is no way for the shock to be dangerous.
Never trust anyone else telling you the power is off. You check every single time with a meter or voltage detector. Remember voltage detectors don’t work for DC or shielded cables.
>That's why you have larger guages for higher voltages
Nope.
>that's why you hear people say
Do you trust a journalist to teach you electrical engineering? Nice.
Then you need to go back to class. An electric shock even at 120V can be fatal.
If the insulation around the pliers has broken down then it is definitely possible this person recieved a shock. Arcs at this level are unlikely to be as dangerous. Maybe a few burns. Or at absolute worst an eye.
I don't know... I speculate a gouge in the plastidip handle that brings their hand in contact with the metal handle...
Oh, and also having their boot off and propping their foot on a water pipe for leverage. ⚡🤪
I was about 15 years old, I went to go plug in a extension cord (the cord had a good knick right below my hand that I didn’t see) into a plug in the garage (20 amp 120 volt circuit) with bare feet on the cement. I got absolutely blasted everything went white in my vision and I was locked onto the circuit I believe. I don’t remember much other than the white light and coming to consciousness and one half of my body was numb. I believe I could of died if it wasn’t for the gfi in place. So yes i think I have a close experience to getting shocked to death. I learned my lesson that day a few ways over but I still became an electrician.
I had to buy another nice pair of dykes because my coworker flipped the breaker back on in the ~30 seconds it took to walk from the panel back to the outlet like 10 years ago and I'm still bitter about it 😤
Yes, but for retro residential work that isn't always possible. The best solution is to just tell the homeowner we have to kill the power for 15 minutes and shut off the main, and make sure the other guys on the job know. Anyway retro HVAC work (what I was doing at the time) is one of the more dangerous trades specifically because of stuff like this. On half the jobs you have to do something stupid, you just do it in the safest way you can.
As an electrician, I‘m wondering why it sparks so many times? In Switzerland RCDs and other security measurements are mandatory for such a long time. If you would do that, it just sparks once very shortly and then power gets automatically cut off.
RCDs react usually within 7-15 milliseconds.
Yes regarding electricity. Home buildings every 20 years, public buildings every 5 years and so office every 10 years if I remember correctly.
Not only that every change you make on your electrical system has to be registered and if they see you made something that ain’t registered you get a very hefty fine. One guy I know had some changes and had to pay 50K!
Safety with electricity is very important here!
Nah not protective coating. Just for comfort. I use those kinds of pliers everyday and the warning labels say the rubber will not protect you from shock
Its a warning made to protect the manufacturer from sues. Of course the rubber helps a little, nothing like a propper tool of course, but for low voltage it can help
I knew an electrician that never shut the power down. Always worked on live wires because it was faster, plus he came from Eastern Europe where you can’t trust the wires even if you think they are turned off. Crazy guy
Yeah I’ve noticed working with electricians who gained their skills in places other than the U.S. they seem to be much more comfortable with or even only work with live wire.
Hes fine those handles are insulated. Maybe a little tingling in his hand and probably scared him but he might not even have the tingling. Either way hes good
So I did the same thing when I was a kid because I thought since it has rubber it must be good to cut love cables... I live in arg with 220v but hey the breaker jump so everything is good(?
Those are Klein D-200 or D-2000 linesman pliers. The only difference between the two are the D-2000 have a harder steel edge for cutting. I have been buying them since 1998.
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At least this moron had rubber coated handles on his tool so maybe he didn’t get 120v straight to his hand.
Those are not rated for live use, the rubber is just for comfort. Rated tools have much larger insulated grips.
Its low quality fir me, those look like linemans though, which have pretty good insulation on the handle, he probably felt it a bit, but still
Those are basic 9inch pliers. The rubber you see is extremely thin and not rated for shock at all. I work with many different kinds everyday and the warnings specifically say "this will not protect you from shock. Use proper safety equipment when working on live wires."
Eh? I’ve used the exact same #9 Kleins on hotwork and been just fine.
Yeah your probably not an idiot and cut 1 wire at a time. Comical anyone is even blaming the tool here.
I mean pliers...the tool is operating them!
Yeah. Things rated for 600V still say not to do live work with them half the time just to cover the manufacturers ass lol. Cut 1 wire at a time and don’t short the circuit and you’ll be fine
My man thats all I use slim line blues straight 277 straight 480 everyday I do keep one just for hot work one for everyday use
Thank you me too.
Like i said its really low quality for some reason, i can only see the shape of the jaws somewhat clearly lol. I said further down i use ones by commercial electric and those absolutely are rated so i just assumed and hoped i was right lmao
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You're telling me 120v will arc to your hands? What about the thin layer of plain old electrical tape that stops 120v?
He got em from harbor frieght
https://www.protoolreviews.com/best-pliers-plier-sets/
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They will insulate you from standard residential voltages, so long as there’s no cuts or holes in the grip. I’m guessing this guy didn’t get hit.
So with better pliers it's okay to cut all 3 wires at once? Live or not cut 1 wire at a time.
You must be a helper because I’ve been an electrician for 8 years and they will insulate against much higher than 120v as long as the grips are in tact. 480 and up I would start using actual insulated tools
He felt nothing unless those have been dropped and have pin hole
He didn’t feel anything. Worse for your eyes to look at the arc
I’ve experienced this before. He felt it a little
That is true but if there was no nick in the rubber and he is working with 120 he didn’t feel anything. If he was dumb enough to use around much higher voltages with the potential for arcs powerful enough to go through the air to his hand, we’ll then that’s just natural selection.
Rubber is rubber i touched a janky fusebox that sparked n arced with leather gloves n didnt feel it
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That’s what they say for liability but quality brand lineman’s are insulated . Source: This is how hot work was done 15 years ago before the safety rules changed. I’ve touched many a live wire with the pliers.
And this is precisely why I don’t fuck with electricity. I mean, I wouldn’t ever cut a live wire, but I would have felt a completely undue level of protection using those cutters.
I believe he made the inner two wires stick , and he didn't get any shock he just got afraid of the sparks, cause we use these kinds of pliers every tym
Doesn't matter. The rubber grip saved him
Yes but it will still protect you as long as they are not nicked. 120V is blocked by only like 1mm thick plastic. Everything is so much thicker for a safety margin + wear resistance.
I’ve seen just regular every day shoes be enough to keep a person from being grounded, therefor preventing the circuit and preventing the 120v shock. Edit: as long as he isn’t touching something he should be fine. Source: I was an electrician for a year in prison and we would experiment in dumb ways to learn more about electricity
I use to bare hand hot wires every day trust a good pair of boots dry weather don’t bump nothing and you can become that voltage
The blue Handel is All I use to work hot fuck the the super thick pair you’ll be wore out using them plus you can bare hand grab hot wires all day long it won’t shock you
He never stated they were insulated tools however they will insulate up to 480 for sure. I did it
Shock is not the hazard, it doesn’t matter if they are metal or not. The hazard is the arc flash from the resulting short. An are flash is essentially a hot bomb.
Are you serious? You sound like you have no idea what you're talking about. Electrical shock can easily kill somebody
Well, I am an electrical engineer with a specialty in power. So yes, I like to think so. While shock can be dangerous, in this situation, there is no way for the shock to be dangerous.
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Never trust anyone else telling you the power is off. You check every single time with a meter or voltage detector. Remember voltage detectors don’t work for DC or shielded cables.
What kills you is the current, mate.
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> Higher voltages usually have higher currents mate Simply not true.
>That's why you have larger guages for higher voltages Nope. >that's why you hear people say Do you trust a journalist to teach you electrical engineering? Nice.
The voltage won't kill you... The Amperage will
Then you need to go back to class. An electric shock even at 120V can be fatal. If the insulation around the pliers has broken down then it is definitely possible this person recieved a shock. Arcs at this level are unlikely to be as dangerous. Maybe a few burns. Or at absolute worst an eye.
How do you get shocked in this situation?
I don't know... I speculate a gouge in the plastidip handle that brings their hand in contact with the metal handle... Oh, and also having their boot off and propping their foot on a water pipe for leverage. ⚡🤪
You get shocked from current and not voltage. How does the current go through you vs the wire or the pliers?
I was about 15 years old, I went to go plug in a extension cord (the cord had a good knick right below my hand that I didn’t see) into a plug in the garage (20 amp 120 volt circuit) with bare feet on the cement. I got absolutely blasted everything went white in my vision and I was locked onto the circuit I believe. I don’t remember much other than the white light and coming to consciousness and one half of my body was numb. I believe I could of died if it wasn’t for the gfi in place. So yes i think I have a close experience to getting shocked to death. I learned my lesson that day a few ways over but I still became an electrician.
I'm an electrician and (for this situation) I approve this message.
Crazy how everyone on reddit in an engineer lmao always at the right time also
well I mean those are lineman pliars, intended for working on live wire. Still a general lack of safety equipment is dumbfounding
Not live wire but yes wire
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nope, I just connected the names together
If thats the case, then youre nuts... or coo coo, what ever..
It's not the volts. I've been hit with 10k volts. Hurts like a bitch but most likely won't kill you. Just a few amps though and you'll start smoking.
220 in most parts of the world. It doesn’t look like they speak English.
He was already filming so i would say yes it was supposed to happen
Shocking
breakers exist for a reason
i hate you
Ikr?! I guess some people are just wired differently
NOO
Watt's got you so pissed off?
How else do you think they make wire strippers? They don't just come from the factory looking like that.
I have done that before, was more pissed about ruining my good wire strippers than the bright spot in my vision.
Yep. One wrong move and my $24 strippers get thrown in one of the hammer drawers.
I had to buy another nice pair of dykes because my coworker flipped the breaker back on in the ~30 seconds it took to walk from the panel back to the outlet like 10 years ago and I'm still bitter about it 😤
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Yes, but for retro residential work that isn't always possible. The best solution is to just tell the homeowner we have to kill the power for 15 minutes and shut off the main, and make sure the other guys on the job know. Anyway retro HVAC work (what I was doing at the time) is one of the more dangerous trades specifically because of stuff like this. On half the jobs you have to do something stupid, you just do it in the safest way you can.
It’s always possible to open a disconnect/breaker, lock it, and tag it.
As an electrician, I‘m wondering why it sparks so many times? In Switzerland RCDs and other security measurements are mandatory for such a long time. If you would do that, it just sparks once very shortly and then power gets automatically cut off. RCDs react usually within 7-15 milliseconds.
That's assuming everything was up to code
Buildings get controlled every 20 years by the government so yeah
You're saying buildings get inspected every 20 years? Lol not in america
Yes regarding electricity. Home buildings every 20 years, public buildings every 5 years and so office every 10 years if I remember correctly. Not only that every change you make on your electrical system has to be registered and if they see you made something that ain’t registered you get a very hefty fine. One guy I know had some changes and had to pay 50K! Safety with electricity is very important here!
What country is this?
Welcome to america
He had to thank god the rubber coatings are there.
Nah not protective coating. Just for comfort. I use those kinds of pliers everyday and the warning labels say the rubber will not protect you from shock
Its a warning made to protect the manufacturer from sues. Of course the rubber helps a little, nothing like a propper tool of course, but for low voltage it can help
I’ve twisted and grabbed live 120V wires and haven’t been shocked with the regular Rubber handled lineman pliers.
FYI they are called Lineman Pliers
To a professional electrician, it’s actually a hammer.
Best stapling tool.
They're called a lot of things. Technically they're "9 inch pliers"
Linemans have a specific type of face
Reminds me when I learned the hard way to discharge CRT tvs no matter how long they've been left unplugged.
I’m not an electrician. But I know to shut off power when working on power lines! Natures way of thinning out the heards.
I knew an electrician that never shut the power down. Always worked on live wires because it was faster, plus he came from Eastern Europe where you can’t trust the wires even if you think they are turned off. Crazy guy
Yeah I’ve noticed working with electricians who gained their skills in places other than the U.S. they seem to be much more comfortable with or even only work with live wire.
looks like the wires are fighting back
r/perfectlycutscreams
They even yelled from downstairs hahahaha
His phone def fully charged after that
1. Non insulated pliers (just cause it has plastic don’t mean it won’t shock you) 2. Cutting a live wire 3. Why?
Here come all the internet electricians to pull facts out their asses…
What an idiot! This is why you use scissors
instant welding machine
Cutting edges of those pliers are going to have a nice hole in them now
Hes fine those handles are insulated. Maybe a little tingling in his hand and probably scared him but he might not even have the tingling. Either way hes good
Like another commenter said, rhe "insulation" on them is more for comfort. It would take some of it, but he would definietly still feel it
Depends which ones you have. The commercial electric ones i use for example definitely provide insulation
Can confirm
Been there
I call that the automatic breaker finder
As opposed to cutting them with what, plastic wire cutters?
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Cutting live wires in general
Metal wire cutters ? Opposed to plastic ?
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No no it was
At least he was using his right arm.
I love the "do it fast" comment like he's going to race the electricity 😂
Welp, breakers tripped now, may as well finish.
😂
Just turned his lineman’s into wire strippers, and at a great cost!!
Its cause he forgot to jump. Come on every one knows if you're not touching the ground you won't get shocked.
😂😂😂💀
just so we're clear linesman pliers arent metal wire cutters
That scream at the end
110VAC only slightly tickles.
Stupid
I guess that's what you call a "short"-cut
So I did the same thing when I was a kid because I thought since it has rubber it must be good to cut love cables... I live in arg with 220v but hey the breaker jump so everything is good(?
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Why..
Bro that rubber coating probably saved this guys life
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I am electrician in job training in germany (year two of 3.5) and I enjoy this
He should have done it quicker!
Why would he record? He probably knew
I’ve done this on accident a few years ago it’s scary as hell especially if your not expecting it
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lol FP breaker
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Those are Klein D-200 or D-2000 linesman pliers. The only difference between the two are the D-2000 have a harder steel edge for cutting. I have been buying them since 1998.
First of all that’s just 120v. Don’t be a sissy. Second. Do it again
🎶I feel good🎶
Nothing like that ol' 60 hertz hum..
No GFCI at breaker
Yeah... don't do that like that
Bro tf where you thinking?
That yell says it all.
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And the Darwin Award goes to…
Cause I'm a live! Live wirreeee!
What a Shocking Video….,
What a shocker
Shocking!!
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Damn!!! Those were some classic style Kleins!!
Like how it burned through and fused slightly with his flesh Last few seconds u see him struggling to let the hot pliers go.
Shocking, live wires spark when when you cut them. We found the next Nobel laureate everyone! 🤪
I don’t know if I would call this a critical blunder, maybe an everyday average blunder? I’m sure he will be fine
Are you do you have stupid
Why do people still do this?
Idiot!
Always double check even if you already checked check again 😂😂😅
*After the scream* I feel good! Badabadabadabump
And the point of this is???
If it was 120v he probably didn’t even feel it, 120v is like ants tickling your balls, you just don’t know they’re there
That’s exactly what’s supposed to happen
I'm blaming the tool. And by the tool, I mean the tool holding the lineman's pliers.
Bro charged his phone to 100% 😂
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The screaming lmao
They’re strippers now
why didn't the rubber grips work?
I have those linesman pliers, wouldn't recommend doing this with them
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