Don’t Get Shocked⚡️Live Panel #Shorts

In this video I discuss which part of an electrical panel can shock you while working on this panel live.

When wiring a breaker box, the most exposed part of the panel is the bus bar. The bus bar is a conductor that distributes electricity to the various circuit breakers in the panel. It runs down the whole panel from breaker to breaker and is typically made of metal, making it easy to accidentally touch. If you must work an electrical panel live, be very careful to avoid touching these busses with your hands or with any tools.

When dealing with electricity it is essential to consult a licensed electrician for all electrical work and to follow all electrical codes for your specific location. Electricity can be extremely dangerous. This video is strictly for your entertainment!

[zachl]

I had a foreman say, "Electricity doesn't kill you, but being cocky does."

[retiredarmyvet]

The first thing I was taught in electrical school was "If you don't have to work on it live than don't.

[VoidMySoul]

Also a great way to find out if you have any holes in your gloves 👌

[crazygameplays]

Most electrical deaths happen on 120/240 so "it won't kill you" is really showing how little you respect the Electrical you work on. I have been hit by everything up to and including 480 and i can tell you i lived to learn my lesson but i definitely found a new found respect for the dangers of what i do. (Note: Am an electrician)

[brandonn]

Those gloves are a _secondary_ safety tool. If you use them as the primary safety mechanism, and they fail one day, you're in a world of hurt.

Complacency kills.

[tomhughes]

What idiots are thinking: let me grab my winter gloves so I can touch the buss bar too 😆

[DFli]

Dude, I have worked on a whole lot of electric over the years, and never once did I purposely touch something with or without gloves. You’re nuts my man lol.

[OrionsKelt]

I would really be scared to work with someone this complacent.

[smediidedil]

“Yeah I know there is a breaker to kill the power on the bus right in front of my face but that’s overrated.”

[trustyoldiron]

I would add a HUGE caveat saying "you probably won't die" if you say stuff like "it's not going to kill you" you're putting way too much confidence in people in the internet.

[mikewhocheeseharry]

I do hvac and I always just treat every wire that isn’t 24v like it’s hot bc you know

[thetrevster]

They aren’t “opposite phases”. It’s a single split phase. Single phase off of the primary into a winding, then on the secondary, it’s center tapped for your neutral and each end of the winding are your “hots”.

[paulhancock]

Unless it's a life safety system, there's no reason to work live

[brentmartin]

It's not going to kill you but it'll get your attention is the most electrician answer I've ever heard

[adamcopley]

Won't kill ya but it will get your attention is such an understatement.

[TehBIGrat]

"It's not going to kill ya" was the last thing we heard him say as he proceeded to seize and collapse to the floor.

[peterbasta]

They aren't actually opposite phases. They are coming off a split phase transformer, center tapped to ground.

[TKO]

Don’t get in the habit of trusting your gloves this way. He also said it won’t kill you, but the severity of a shock has little to do with the voltage. Path of current, amount of current, and time spent in contact with the circuit. All it takes is .007 amps across the heart to stop it. Electricity doesn’t just take the path of least resistance in the body. It takes all paths with with the current being indirectly proportional to the resistance in that path.

[jamieo]

It would most defiantly be able kill you. Depends on the difference in potentials, thus how much current could flow through you

[marcthefrog]

If everyone had the confidence of residential electricians, there'd be a lot less people walking around with ten fingers.