Ultra High Voltage Ion Detection #shorts

why do ultra high voltage power grid worker use blowtorch to check their surrounding?. you see, in high-voltage converter station, regular check are required. if there is High-voltage leakage, this leakage will generate ion discharge in the air. so the current in the air will affects the direction of the flame. These blowtorches helps electric workers detect any leakages and malfunctions in the power grid.
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[SidneyPatrickson]

So you use fire to check for voltage leak, water to check for flamable gas leaks, and voltage to check for water leaks.. the circly is complete!

[MP-utxp]

No matter what you pay me, I'm not entering that room to look for anything.

[adawg]

That room looks both absolutely terrifying and awesome at the same time. Those insulators are like 4x the size of a person...

[rogerbivins]

Also, note that when the guy with the torch ahead of you suddenly turns to ashes, this is another indication of a voltage leak.

[SilverScythe]

If there's a leak in that room, you'll find out when the guy next to you pops like a microwaved sausage.

[timmybarns]

It literally looks like a room straight out of a comic book.

[BjarneLinetsky]

When i see a room full of insulators four times as long as i am tall, i stay far away.

[JakeSnake]

That room is so terrifying, and also 80% of why I want to be an electrical engineer. I'd love a tour of that place.

[gloobinparker]

As an electrical engineer, yes we do this but not all the time. We first have to shut down all the power in the power grid. Cutting off all wires and electricity so no electrical current will flow. We then spray the voltage pipes with water to wash off the ions and atoms in the power line. The electrical current converts it into magnesium chloride which can ultimately enhance the power grid which could generate more energy in the grid. Hope this helps!

[JohnDoe-yncr]

I've been commissioning HVDC converters for 30+ years now and I can promise you that they are not looking for "electrical leakages" for the simple reason that if this valve hall was switched on, these guys would be dead. I don't know what they're doing with the torches but I doubt they are looking for SF6 leakages as SF6 is heavier than air and would settle on the floor.

[austinbeasley]

"Why use lot word when few word do trick"

[lt]

Those guys walking around parading blow torch’s like they’re at the Olympics

[jirisidla]

"Oh shit, there is a - Dust from ultra high electric voltage worker, 2024.

[desmonmargan]

I’m an electrician and I’ll tell you this. You could not double my pay to work in that room. Think about a bug zapper. One fault or mistake and bye bye. 😅😅😅

[Royaty-re]

That room looks like a backrooms level.

[bve]

They're finding SO2 leaks, a blowtorch is not affected by ionized air as much as candles, and it would make it nearly impossible to find find voltage leaks.

[kylestokes]

Coworker Spontaneously combusts.

“Operations, we got some rogue voltage in 711B, and put out the Help Wanted Sign!”

[TJusnow]

Ok so my first thoughts were that this room is terrifying. I came to the comments and glad to know that I’m not alone 😂

[rustbeltrestoration]

No no no, not checking for voltage leakage. They’re checking for sf6 gas. It’s a odorless, colorless, nonflammable gas that settles low because it’s heavier than air. If there’s a leak the blowtorches will go out because the gas will displace the oxygen upwards in the room.

[TheDreadedAssassin]

_[Entering there for the first time and then returning]_
*"Looks like you've just been promoted to leak checker son!"*