How to Change Out a Padmount Transformer

Kansas City Power & Light (KCPL) crews isolate and change-out a pad-mounted transformer in suburban Kansas City.

[dj]

If the primaries are dead why do they use the insulated stick to connect them?

[babyfacenelson]

WHAT I DONT UNDERSTAND IS WHY DID THEY GROUND THE TRANSFORMER THROUGH THE FEED THROUGH BUT DID NOT PUT A DUST COVER OVER THE OTHER OPEN SIDE OF THE FEED THROUGH

[kcuhc]

What was the voltage going into the transformer before they deadened?

[Backyardmech]

The backyard machine reminds me of a Geoprobe.

[minhazgauhar]

I learnt a lot aftr wtchng ur valuable video

[jg]

Insulated caps do not ground transformers.

[DutchDMaster]

Awesome to see (even though the electrical infrastructure in The Netherlands is way different)! This reminds me a little bit off a Dutch program on public television in which they teach kids about all kinds of things they are curious about, including stuff about electricity. I have two questions: whats the cylinder next to the padmount transformer for? I can also see some kind of braided copper wire running directly next to the transformer cable they change the elbow from, is that a grounding strip that eventually turns into braided shielding that should ground out the cable in case some serious heavy equipment breaches the cables integrity?

[ernesta]

Lmao. Whats the point of putting the elbow in with the shot gun if the other guy picked it up with no rubber gloves 😂

[nickspatola]

Why did they use a grounding elbow on a standoff lol. Wasn't grounding anything

[lewy]

Why don't you test for potential at the test point?

[alexanderbreitschaedel]

What about INSULATED gloves and sleeves? Or Are they working dead

[martylynchin]

I tried to film power companies workers doing this and the guy threaten to murder me for filming.

[Chris-cqil]

This terminology of the tools is killing me. The guy says it like he’s not sure what they are called lol

[linehandibew]

So you honestly didn’t show much of anything about how to do anything

[JoseAlvarez-rwzb]

No Rubber Gloves, WTF!!! I hope OSHA don't see this video!