10000Volt Arc Flash!!

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

this is exactly why i never hammer a nail into the handle, put my pliers in a water tank and apply 10,000volts

[@hardave17]

Then you're doing it wrong

[@justinangel4977]

Lmao both comments,thanks bois 🫡

[@luciouspontorro3741]

You'd be surprised how often this crops up in normal day to day tasks on the job

[@EddieJarnowski]

At the end of each day sometimes i forget to hammer a nail into my pliers and put them in a 10 000v tank of water but most times I remember. Do you guys ever forget?

[@kylerojas7818]

Your are best!!!!!!

[@cal5566]

Hate it when I go to cut the 10,000v twin and earth and there's a hole in my tools insulation 😞

[@BoostedB18B1]

Every.Fucking.Time

[@Riceenjoyer2001]

Happened to a guy at our factory, survived by some miracle

[@frostedlambs]

Those are handel rated to 10k tho they're specificly for electrical cables

[@WyattEmge]

​@@Riceenjoyer2001I that voltage you better have the fiberglass cutting sticks.

[@kpanic23]

Having a hole in your tool's insulation is how most electricians get an offspring...

[@pigswillbepigs]

Just a little tingle, to keep you focused.

[@Yjk.80]

To keep you awake on those hard mondays

[@bigfish74f]

Like a 9v battery 😂

[@thunderdragon6671]

The tingle that don’t stop tinglin’

[@JuiceWoW99]

​@thunderdragon6671 the tingle to end all tingles

[@marlonquisquis]

I can't with these comments 😂

[@keithjackson2932]

Always check your tools and gear

[@anonimles9634]

Bro, what? Every tool is like that, its inevitable. the electricity will still get through the plastic and shock you. Tf you mean "check your tools and gear", its iron, iron conducts electricity

[@thisguyfuc]

@@anonimles9634hahaha never used tools with electrical handles? they dont conduct. the only risk is if theres any failure in the material.

[@andrew1898]

​@anonimles9634 strong enough yeah but those pliers are rated to 10k most people won't ever see past 240v in residential applications. Pretty sure I've seen sparkles with those pliers. The whole point is, if they get damaged, replace them...

[@keithjackson2932]

@@andrew1898 yes sir!

[@FatterTony]

In case some muppet has driven nails into all your handles....

[@boobentobi1737]

If it weren’t for the water, that arc would be something gnarly!!

[@maxjames6052]

That was the most dramatic thing I've seen in the last 2 seconds of my whole life 😮

[@MeTube3]

I do remember the days of CRT when colour displays had ~25,000V EHT cap snapped into the back.
Yes, your TV had that going on in it.

[@MultiRyan4]

With very little amperage no worse than a tazer lol....I still wouldn't wanna experience it nope 600 is my limit some tweaker cut the ground of a transformer for the copper and shocked th f*** outa me disconnecting the ground on a panel change.

[@johnblackbasel393]

And,
back in the day, it was impossible to convince moms and grandmoms not to place any plant on top of the TV (when not in use), and obviously to feed (by watering) the said plant.
Many found out out the hard way.

[@-jimmyjames]

​@@johnblackbasel393welp. Atleast they got a free Perm out of the deal.

[@andrewut7ya511]

My friend touched one while smashing an old tv for fun. He was fine but it shook him up.

[@ebolawarrior451]

@@MultiRyan4trick is take it out and crank the amps.

[@leewareham4529]

Bit of electrical tape will fix that 😂

[@lgnoramaLama]

Naaah duct tape will be enough, like always in life 👍🏻

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Honest question, would several layers of tape avoid a short, sharp shock? Am guessing not and need rubber etc.

[@Avaddon911]

​@@Surv1ve_Thriveit would just melt immediately most likely. If there's enough room for that arc then it's gonna create so much heat it'll melt pretty much anything. One little hole in a flash suit can spell disaster.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

@Avaddon911 thank you, I do consider bodging things sometimes, but do err on side of caution! Stay safe.

[@FerdinandFake]

​@@Surv1ve_Thrivewhen youre working with reasonable voltages even packing tape is enough to avoid a shock, even the air tha fills that hole in the rubber is enough, your hand will never touch the metal inside.
When your doing 10kv, submerged in water of course even a pinhole is enough.

[@idog1892]

Insulation leak test. Same reason linemen check for any holes in their gloves before any hot work.

[@kcb5336]

Checking for holes is not punching holes. This is probably a manufacturing test.

[@tylerwestman5258]

😂😂😂 I’ve worked with electricians and I’ve never seen any of them wear gloves even when hot it’s called don’t hold both wires at the same time

[@dakotareid1566]

@@tylerwestman5258you’ve never seen them work with high voltage then, you don’t really need gloves for in house wiring, but the live power from the pole yes, as well as most industrial stuff.

[@grosom31]

​​@@tylerwestman5258ro i have actually worked on electrical systems not just seen someone else do it and yeah an electrician that works domestically definitely won't wear gloves working in an environment like a sub station or on high voltage power lines where there are thousands of volts flying around is a different scenario and people absolutely will use gloves for safety, and just because you don't hold both wires at the same time doesn't men you e
Won't get shocked i have gotten shocks putting fuses in. Or checking a fuse was seated correctly.

[@chunkyfecalbreakfast]

Why are you having to explain this to me rather than the guy who posted the video? Thanks for doing it!

[@beardly_capable5001]

That's a $40+ pair of Knipex pliers. Damn that's an expensive test site.

[@Whiteside70]

Engros you know

[@DirtyMurkin]

You have seen a car crash test, right? They crash pretty much every new make and model. $40 is nothing.

[@gavsisso]

😂

[@JesseJames-ig7gu]

$40 is a steal for those 😂
I got a ton of knipex tools.
Owned by Mac tools now.
Note: Mac will return/replace your knipex tools.

[@rogergregory5981]

Just ruined good pliers for absolutely no good reason

[@therealdojj]

Need to put another 50p in the meter 🤣

[@RDavisElectrical]

😂😂😂

[@zak-palmer7915]

Lol bro I remember when I was a kid putting coins in the meter the glunk sound when electric came back on fuck I'm getting old fast 😂😂😂

[@DryRice]

I have no idea what's going on but it looks interesting 🤔

[@RDavisElectrical]

😂😂

[@Rachmore.]

Death

[@ballsackery]

I presume its to show the reason theres rubber on the handles and to not let tools show metal so you aren't electrocuted?

[@davidfox7983]

Not a clue here

[@seanstrickley3992]

Protect your tools don't have tears punctured rubber handles or any damage to runner insulators if you do u will die

[@Zaxby722]

Atleast Knipex is truly testing their insulated tools.

[@OldBlue560]

A handy guide on how to give a lineman you don’t like a tickle

[@popsiclegamesroblox]

"Hey papyrus, i burnt the water"

[@gudfarfar]

If you are to work with high voltage, make sure your tools are made for it, and have no creases or holes in the isolation. You don't want to get electrocuted.

[@shanefowler3504]

That's why I leave the hammer nails at home when I'm working on the power plant

[@tjgreen4417]

Yup thats a fact. I got a nice little shock 1 day, when I realized my needle nose pliers had a hole in the rubber. Thankfully it was only a 110 shot of " Aghhh WTF!!" 😂

[@12Burton24]

Volts are not the dangerous part. Static discharge you can feel starting at 3500V.

[@austheimpaler]

This is why you always maintain your tools. Take care of them and they will take care of you. Hopefully showing this hydro test will save someone. Great video!

[@fordinpossession]

Remember kids, it’s the amperage that’ll kill you, not the voltage.

[@Ottonic6]

Bingo!

[@adawg3032]

yeah but the voltage is what pushes amps, so if you grab a 12 volt battery with your hands it wont hurt you but if you grab the terminals of a 600 volt AC 3 phase generator (rectifies at about 800V DC) then your fuckin toast

[@UnifiedInfo]

​@@adawg3032

[@trashcompactorYT]

Well in reality it's both

[@oo131193oo]

@fordinpossession
You don't know about the really basic ohm's law i guess?? The Current is related to Voltage and body resistance. I = U / R. If you choose 5kohm for R for the body which is a relatively high value then you get: I = 10,000 V / 5,000 ohm = 2 A.
0,02 A is where it starts to get dangerous.
0,05 A is already life threatening.
It is said that alternating current starts to be dangerous from 50V onwards.
So 10kV is going to kill you instantly when the current has a good path over your body in to the ground.

[@db6605]

That was riveting.

[@williamk9881]

🤦🏽‍♂️

[@paulmeynell8866]

Could we have some explanation please?
It looks like you cut a hole in the insulation then put power to the tip but why do you see a flash if it’s in water?
Is this a proper type of test, please don’t leave us hanging we need more detail!

[@ejeje641]

Think they trying to show how you could get shocked with penetrated insulation on tools. Also to test if the need new ones ?

[@albikrasniqi3558]

This is to show how important insulatuon is even if ut wasnt underwater ut would be more dangerours just a little cut in the insulatuon its bad if your working iwth low volotage lower that 400v this doesent affect anything but if you go into the high voltages the dmaaged insulation can cause death

[@albikrasniqi3558]

This is to show how important insulatuon is even if ut wasnt underwater ut would be more dangerours just a little cut in the insulatuon its bad if your working iwth low volotage lower that 400v this doesent affect anything but if you go into the high voltages the dmaaged insulation can cause death

[@sethquarterson]

the water is your hand. you got shocked

[@albikrasniqi3558]

@@sethquarterson yes

[@omarselim6281]

Everytime I look at the flash the room around me goes dark for like a fraction of a second. I now understand how flashbangs feel

[@jigglymcsugertits3376]

I'd like to see those pliers cut a 10,000 V Line

[@londonalicante]

Power is current x voltage, and it's the current that determines the metal thickness in the wire. The spark plug leads in your car carry well over 10000V at very low current, are mostly insulation with a thin metal core, and could be easily cut by these pliers.
Also, these pliers are primarily for holding things, not cutting, though they do have a cutter at the base of the jaw. For cutting wires, you need a wire cutter.

[@ncramer94]

Ain’t the volts that kill ya, it’s the amps. Had 15 amp cross my heart yesterday still feel the pain now.

[@hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987]

I had 20 amps if fried my ass good. Felt pains for a week and for months after the muscle in my forarm would spasm constantly

[@ixpol9163]

Damn. 1/2 and amp can stop your heart. Glad you’re okay

[@DeKempster]

Not relevant for this test

[@tylisirn]

It's simplistic and false. Volts and amps are interconnected. You need enough volts to push the amps through you, otherwise the amps just sit in the source. And even when you have enough volts and amps, you need enough joules in the source to keep those up long enough to hurt you. A car battery can supply a hundred amps easily, but it will not supply those through the normal impedance of a human body. At other extreme, a static spark can supply tens of kilovolts and many kiloamps, but lasts only nanoseconds, so it doesn't put enough energy to hurt you.

[@jacksterprime2925]

If you have 15 amps you would be dead

[@BigBear21740]

Thats one of the nicer High voltage testing rigs I've seen.

[@ElektronikLabor]

That's a gentle reminder to regularly renew your tools

[@danilodjukic1752]

Germany is the best !!! These tools come from Germany. KNIPEX Wuppertal

[@no1brittbarbiefan]

Deutschland über alles

[@Dr.Kraig_Ren]

Don't fear Voltage, fear current.
~Sun Tsu

[@tararuaman]

what about raisins and dates.

[@KingDavid562]

I would just fear electrocution😂.

[@ZeroFox1970]

Yep it's the amps that get you car ignition coils 40000 Volt's electric fence 20000 Volt's both have low current or they will flash cook a cow

[@jasonnelms4556]

That's one of the main reasons I wrapped the handles of all my tools in Super-88 electrical tape.

[@linx.b5246]

I always hammer nails into my pliers, to get this warm glowing feeling.

[@zothanzuala9987]

Brother i watch your shorts and i see u criticized twisting cables, i am pretty dumb on this topic and would love to know the reason . How do I properly connect cable ?

[@randomlife7935]

Twisting a stranded cable increases its diameter. When youj put in a ferrule, it will not crimp properly.

[@tylerdurden2464]

A lot of these people are idiots. I worked on high-volt underground transformers. I had to wear multiple layers of "rubber" around my arms and inspect them daily with air pressure to check for even the smallest of holes.
You really dont even need a hole that large. A hole the size of a needle will still kill you, as long as the material doesn't seal back up and obstruct the flow.

[@pignbird4007]

It's important to tell the subject to "GET DOWN" before opening fire

[@MrGilly]

I have the same knipex pliers. Bought it 15 years ago during my electronic school. Even my initial is engraved in it. I remember buying it for about 20 bucks and it was a lot of money. But i still use it on the regular this is a brand/tool that you buy once and will outlive you

[@bendersquaddie]

And can you explain the point of this video?

[@kpolak80]

@jbanana3896 dík

[@Silveradoguy]

I’ve seen a 100k+ vault arc during hi-pot/highpot testing. It sounds like a 22LR going off and in some case was up to 9in of arc.

[@agsplashpoolz]

Glad he warned us to watch out 😂 that could have startled everyone.

[@nannesoar]

geez that really something to watch out for

[@Ktakly]

😂 Nobody's using those pliers On 10000 volts😂 And yes, The handle insulation fails when you poke a hole in it 🤣

[@Hitman.13.]

That is the point, that is a lab doing VDE testing to give insulation rating...

[@tomcondon6169]

We used to test our gloves by blowing them up, feeling for leakage, professionally tested every 6 months. We, handled a maximum 4KV AC. Now they handle up to 12 KV with gloves, and fill them with water to test them twice a day.

[@evkarjalanpiirakka]

10000volt arc flash sounds some sort of badass villain

[@creeper50]

"Whatch out for the 10000 volt arc flash" sound kinda like "gentlemen, it's a nuclear device". And you may use it every time you change a light bulb.

[@dr-rk7wv]

In 1985 my journeyman blew his index finger off cutting a live line. Definitely something to see.

[@reluctantloner9162]

I'll remember that next time I scuba dive into a power grid with cowboy tools 👍

[@jdyngardner2178]

The person in the background he said oh shit knew they were like well we’re fucked 😭😭😭💀💀

[@breatheinbreatheout8372]

I waited my whole life for that

[@palehorse1511]

I believe it was Forrest Gump that coined the term "Stupid is as stupid does." This is that quote in action.

[@jbsimmons54]

Or FAFO.... 😉

[@JeepinBoon]

That’ll stop Cletus from stealing my pliers.

[@jasoncoughenour8911]

Hanging an emergency pack with a bare spot on my pliers almost killed me once.
I was on a ladder.
It was only 110 but it grabbed my entire body and held me stiff until the e-pack dislodged itself from my grasp.

[@samnorstrom6105]

Sounds like a videogame, 10000volt ARK Flash, some kinda survival game with "the Flash" and some electricity 😂😂😂

[@captainteamcarry3]

In America, we call that "you're fired"
Safety schmafety

[@williamsedlock3903]

That's exactly what my wife was missing thank you so much for explaining that whole complete process to me I sleep much better at night now

[@sincereflowers3218]

My pliers, boiling internally
Me: "Must've been the wind"

[@JulioRegis]

And now we just slap on some flextape and watch us go even higher on our voltage

[@zonarzegnetrin4612]

Everyone that has torn handles running to the hardware store rn 😂

[@danielson101]

i remember aswell as a kid probing around back of tv when shut off 1 inch arc you could hear!

[@ryanevans4997]

Love to see how well insulated these are tbf

[@Ramperhappy]

these pliers are crazy quality, i have 1 at home, been cutting screws and other pieces of metal for 16 years and the edges are still perfectly straight.

[@SuperFunny65]

You don't want to get hit with that. One of my supervisors was hit with -7K VDC while working on a radar transmitter. Went in through the back of his right hand and out of his left leg to an O-scope plugged into an outlet. He doubled over in pain for several seconds as it made all of his muscles contract. Had a few varicos veins in his leg to get removed, but all-n-all......he was very lucky.

[@traveller4287]

For anyone wondering, it says on the label in German "High voltage, risk of death"

[@LogicalNiko]

This is the same reason linemen have to inspect their gloves before each job. At 200,000 volts or more the smallest pinprick in insulation will cause an arc. That arc will create plasma that may burn through insulation or just simply vaporize limbs and the like.

[@d14lonewolf]

Actually, this is a great demonstration of how old tools can really mess you up. It also shows the quality of the tool because there’s metal all the way throughout the handle, if it was a cheaper tool, this wouldn’t have an arch all the way at the bottom.

[@frankflores1144]

Awesome....thanks for showing us this, be safe out there. That is why I only use pliers with no rubber coating and wear only my Birthday suit while working on all electrical in my home...standing in a pail of water.⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@ratherchitman7113]

A little child in the room is the most important part 😂😂

[@ericr154]

Calm down Joe.

[@FlyingFun.]

Old TVs had 25 thousand volts in the tube that stayed even when TV was off, to change tube or transformer we used 2 screw drivers to connect that point to earth to discharge it, massive arc every time.😂

[@-Pyewacket]

10000v is just a friendly little zap. Nothing to be afraid of.

[@davidcooke8002]

If you used those pillars to grab 10,000volts it won't matter if there's a pin hole or not. Your arm would be toast

[@markrainford1219]

No it would not.

[@davidcooke8002]

@@markrainford1219 they are stamped 1000volt.... Not 10,000 volt big difference. If you don't believe me ask the pile of ashes that tried it 🙄

[@markrainford1219]

@@davidcooke8002 Stamped 1000v because they are proofed to that voltage. Don't mean the insulation breaks down at 1001v. You never pulled a spark plug off a running engine with a pair of pillars, sorry pliers?

[@imzintriqqs3526]

Damn, i'll remember that when i use my 9s to cut 556 main line.

[@primusoriginal8648]

I worked in an instrument transformer testing position once and we had a PD chamber that could hit 100+kV. If a coil isnt properly binded to the core before casting (pretest scenario) it becomes a sort of motor and spins and sounds like a tornado siren. Even though its in a huge metal testing chamber if a stray wire were to be off the coil we didnt catch it could find a shortcut to ground through the coil and literally knockout our computers/power outside the chamber lol

[@JosephArias506]

For the people wondering what he is doing let me explain you: he is hammering a nail into some pliers then put them in water and apply 10, 000 volts.

[@pandorasflame7742]

I gotta admit, Knipex is very nice. One of the foremen on my job is from Iceland and has a lot of Knipex. None of his tools are in bad condition despite him being on his tools all the time and them being almost 10 years old. They look newer than my tools that are 1-5 years old.

[@oscarbear1043]

When quick checking plugs on JT9 (747) we turn the ignition on and walk around the outside of the engine to listen for the loud cracking noises that were the plugs arcing. If we had change plugs we would need a sparky (with protective gloves) who disconnect the plug and put a shorting device on the lead, we would have to leave it for 20mins to make sure it was safe. Gas turbine ignition boxes are large and deadly.

[@gewgulkansuhckitt9086]

There's probably an OSHA rule about this and a giant workplace poster to go with it.

[@GlenEdwards]

When I was very young working on our farm, digging a trench with a shovel, no shoes on, hand on the metal neck of the shovel, I hit a buried 240v power cable… thanks dad.
There was a big enough spark to melt a little chunk out of the shovel but I didn’t get any electric shock at all.

[@aleccrombie7923]

Imagine using the best quality pliers to do this insanity. What a prat!

[@nicksharp6950]

Perfectly good pair of Knipex...

[@ant1999]

A whole lot of faith in that equipment. Thats a lot of juice to be tampering with 😳

[@lordamber]

Arc flash (flash) are instantaneous.

[@trevorslattery773]

Sounds like his lab is in a day care centre!

[@g6otu]

When I work under water I use ones without the hole.

[@Why...So...Stupid...]

🎶You gotta keep'em insulated! Heeeeeyheyhey🎶

[@briandonnelly6086]

Gordon Ramsey is that you?!?😮

[@justanothaguy3714]

Thanks i needed a reup on the ringing in my ears. So helpful to include that.

[@DsoulYT]

Now why did I think an electric eel was gonna pop up

[@christopherhampson265]

GOOD HANGOVER CURE ON A MONDAY MORNING 😂😂

[@kappa8767]

Nice! I should do that when I forget to bring up my lighter

[@vornamenachname9178]

Wow… this was quiet unspectacular

[@Nigfis]

As a spanner of some fifty-odd years, I object to the treatment of those pliers. Arc flashes aren't a very bright thing to .... Oh.

[@TheWolvesCurse]

this is an excerpt from a video taken in the Knipex factory. they test the insulation of every pair of pliers individually. this was just to demonstrate what happens if one fails the test.

[@miketee2444]

Oddly enough that's kinda how you find a leak in a non concrete swimming pool now days.

[@Adam_Poirier]

That was intense. I was on the edge of my seat!!!!!!!

[@passimeng167]

Ppl make fun but tests like that make quality products.. respect for them

[@Biketunerfy]

Anticlimax and half. Just some little sparkles 😂

[@stocks2654]

Gotta ride the lightning, sure beats a Starbucks in the morning

[@sirrampage9713]

Nice light show 😎

[@patricksullivan1004]

This video changed my life

[@alaxunderhill8715]

Always check your tools regularly for wear and tear is what i got from this

[@misplacedpawn]

I make extra small holes, just so it only shocks me a lil’bit 😂

[@leejamescraig]

Missed your videos ❤️