Transmission line climb

532 with Envy · 01-26-2012, 06:06 PM

Off subject of Laser but I wanted to share.

This is a great clip! It was taken off YouTbe for a while, not sure why, but it is back up.

I do high steel rigging for Rock&Roll shows in the summer and end up in some pretty strange, high up areas...but Nothing at these heights!

WARNING!
Those who have a fear of heights may not want to watch!

Sigurthr · 01-26-2012, 07:25 PM

As a HAM, I have the uptmost respect and admiration for tower monkeys. I could not ever do what they do. I get nervous 10ft off the ground unless I have a safety. (I've welded 60ft up in the air, but I had one arm locked in place around a T brace and a 10ft safety line tied to my belt. That was nerve racking as hell.)

Blord · 01-26-2012, 07:57 PM

Respect for the guys. It will be hilarious if they just need to swap the light bulb on the top

Flaminpyro · 01-26-2012, 08:53 PM

That's what they are doing replacing the light bulb

That's a hell of a climb for a light bulb.

532 with Envy · 01-27-2012, 01:04 AM

I hear tell they make around $12-15 per hour for their work.

Its funny, at 4min's he says...."now we reach the Base of the antenna, just 60 more feet to the top"

Benm · 01-27-2012, 01:13 AM

I suppose its a job like any other, unless you are affraid of heights. The images are vertigo inducing, but safety wise this isnt the worst job in the world at all.

As far as safety is concerned it doesnt really matter if you fall down 50 or 500 meters, you'll be just as dead. Numerous construction workers fall to their death every year, but luckily antenna workers get better safety gear in the developed world

c0ldshadow · 01-27-2012, 01:13 AM

fear of heights combined with fear of electricity for this one

532 with Envy · 01-27-2012, 01:35 AM

I'v seen a few of these Russian made video's of people climbing tall industrial structures. I'm not afraid of heights but I know I'm not interested in an arch of 230,000V from that wire!

InfinitusEquitas · 01-27-2012, 03:38 AM

I don't have a fear of heights per say... as in I want to go skydiving, and absolutely lover roller coasters, but these videos are definitely anxiety inducing.

532 with Envy · 01-27-2012, 03:54 AM

That climbing video get's my vertigo going at some points.

Here are some good spots for your future skydiving!

http://www.skydivetheranch.com/

The place I went for my first jump.
http://www.skydivelongisland.com/

charleytown55il · 01-27-2012, 03:54 AM

As I always say, I'm not scared of heights, I'm scared of falling.

InfinitusEquitas · 01-27-2012, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 532 with Envy

That climbing video get's my vertigo going at some points.

Here are some good spots for your future skydiving!

http://www.skydivetheranch.com/

The place I went for my first jump.
http://www.skydivelongisland.com/

Thanks for the links

My problem is I HAVE to loose a lot of weight. I'm way too heavy do a lot of this fun stuff... I'd risk it, but I doubt they would let me

Going to be vegas in august... so this will be fun...

c0ldshadow · 01-27-2012, 07:57 AM

@ InfinitusEquitas

my wife actually went on that ride in vegas, she said it was pretty crazy

skydiving...parachute fail. saved at last minute... then powerlines.. can't get more unlucky

c0ldshadow · 01-27-2012, 08:01 AM

- hanglider gets stuck in powerlines, and lives

InfinitusEquitas · 01-27-2012, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0ldshadow

@ InfinitusEquitas

my wife actually went on that ride in vegas, she said it was pretty crazy

Awesome... can't wait to do it

Going to vegas for a bachelor party for a few days, so this is definitely going to a daytime To Do for me.

01-26-2012, 06:06 PM	#1
532 with Envy Class 3R Laser Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere between Here and THere Posts: 1,492 Rep Power: 114	Transmission line climb Off subject of Laser but I wanted to share. This is a great clip! It was taken off YouTbe for a while, not sure why, but it is back up. I do high steel rigging for Rock&Roll shows in the summer and end up in some pretty strange, high up areas...but Nothing at these heights! WARNING! Those who have a fear of heights may not want to watch! __________________ _______________________________________________ 337.1nm Home Built TEA Laser HeNe lasers a'plenty.Plus that nice one in the avatar 594nm Melles Griot HeNe 594nm Trius Engineering HeNe 405nm handhelds (diy) 445nm handhelds (diy) 473nm B&W Tek lab style 488nm.40mW Multi-Line Argon Ion laser.....(with thanks to Dave) 515nm Argon Ion laser 40mW 532nm lab style 100mW+handhelds (diy) 543nm Melles Griot HeNe 674nm lab style..500mW 808nm 40W FAP diode array Kimmon IK4123R-B Helium-Cadmium laser and matching power supply.(with great thanks to Event_Horizon!)(Non-working head...PM me if you have one or information)

01-26-2012, 07:25 PM	#2
Sigurthr Class 3R Laser Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Michigan's U.P. Posts: 2,009 Rep Power: 108	Re: Transmission line climb As a HAM, I have the uptmost respect and admiration for tower monkeys. I could not ever do what they do. I get nervous 10ft off the ground unless I have a safety. (I've welded 60ft up in the air, but I had one arm locked in place around a T brace and a 10ft safety line tied to my belt. That was nerve racking as hell.) __________________ High Voltage Equipment 2.25kW Solid State Tesla Coil 225W Spark Gap Tesla Coil 125W ZVS Royer 10kV 10mA PSU 500W Class-E Resonant Flyback 52kV 8mA Plasma Speaker My Lasers: Current Lineup: 405nm - 130mW PHR-805T C6 Groove2 DIY Build. MULTILINE 80mW Uniphase CU-2214-40MLA Argon Ion Laser. 457.9nm 465.8nm 472.6nm 476.5nm 488nm 496.5nm 501.7nm 514.5nm 473nm - 74mW B&W Tek Labby. 532nm - 27mW & 55mW LasersMan Handhelds DIY IR Filtered. 532nm - 60mW CTL-G5 Beam Show. 632.8nm - 2.5mW Melles Griot HeNe Lab Laser & several tubes/heads. 658nm - 209mW Laserlands Waterproof Handheld. 780nm - 4.5mW DIY Handheld. 10600nm - 15,000mW CO2 Laser. Previously owned >20 more lasers of various wavelengths. Amateur Radio Lasers: 2.5mW 658nm DIY "CW" Morse Code Laser Tranceiver 12mW+ 658nm DIY AM Voice Laser Tranceiver

01-26-2012, 07:57 PM	#3
Blord Class 3B Laser Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,752 Rep Power: 256	Re: Transmission line climb Respect for the guys. It will be hilarious if they just need to swap the light bulb on the top __________________ 405nm 400mW S06J C6 445nm 3W Big Boy, 2.8W Dominator, 2.4W Steel Laser 450nm 240mW PL450 C6 473nm 80mW Lasever 520nm 55mW Skylaser PL520 532nm 821mW Skylaser PL532, 133mW Jetlasers Ti-B 589nm no yellow 635nm 70mW Sanyo SenTorch 638nm 175mW Ehgemus, 1W Rook 660nm 1216mW Skylaser PL660, 263mW LPC826 C6 685nm 33mW Fujitsu FLD6A2TK C6 780nm 150mW Dilda 808nm 640mW C6 C6 rainbow collection !! 5 Watt Ophir LPM

01-26-2012, 08:53 PM	#4
Flaminpyro Class 3B Laser Join Date: May 2009 Location: West central Oregon Posts: 4,803 Rep Power: 346	Re: Transmission line climb That's what they are doing replacing the light bulb That's a hell of a climb for a light bulb. __________________ White Fusion Time Machine 445 with more on the way now ! 473nm LRS-0473-KFM-00150-10 158.5mW Lab style laser used in the making of the latest TRON movie CNI PGL-III-C-589 125mW Viasho 532nm 500mW TANK007Cu8X DFW 397mW CNI pen 532nm 84mW The Violet Pip Squeek 45mW _____________________________________ LOOKING FOR A HOST WITH PERFECT HEAT SINKING order your C-88 Cu kit today ! Last edited by Flaminpyro; 01-26-2012 at 08:54 PM.

01-27-2012, 01:04 AM	#5
532 with Envy Class 3R Laser Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere between Here and THere Posts: 1,492 Rep Power: 114	Re: Transmission line climb I hear tell they make around $12-15 per hour for their work. Its funny, at 4min's he says...."now we reach the Base of the antenna, just 60 more feet to the top" __________________ _______________________________________________ 337.1nm Home Built TEA Laser HeNe lasers a'plenty.Plus that nice one in the avatar 594nm Melles Griot HeNe 594nm Trius Engineering HeNe 405nm handhelds (diy) 445nm handhelds (diy) 473nm B&W Tek lab style 488nm.40mW Multi-Line Argon Ion laser.....(with thanks to Dave) 515nm Argon Ion laser 40mW 532nm lab style 100mW+handhelds (diy) 543nm Melles Griot HeNe 674nm lab style..500mW 808nm 40W FAP diode array Kimmon IK4123R-B Helium-Cadmium laser and matching power supply.(with great thanks to Event_Horizon!)(Non-working head...PM me if you have one or information)

01-27-2012, 01:13 AM	#6
Benm Class 4 Laser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 5,307 Rep Power: 188	Re: Transmission line climb I suppose its a job like any other, unless you are affraid of heights. The images are vertigo inducing, but safety wise this isnt the worst job in the world at all. As far as safety is concerned it doesnt really matter if you fall down 50 or 500 meters, you'll be just as dead. Numerous construction workers fall to their death every year, but luckily antenna workers get better safety gear in the developed world __________________ Ask a Scientist <- Soon! Ben's Electronics Projects ScienceFlicks Science Videos <- Have a look

01-27-2012, 01:13 AM	#7
c0ldshadow Security Engineer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,584 Rep Power: 10	Re: Transmission line climb fear of heights combined with fear of electricity for this one Last edited by c0ldshadow; 01-27-2012 at 01:13 AM.

01-27-2012, 01:35 AM	#8
532 with Envy Class 3R Laser Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere between Here and THere Posts: 1,492 Rep Power: 114	Re: Transmission line climb I'v seen a few of these Russian made video's of people climbing tall industrial structures. I'm not afraid of heights but I know I'm not interested in an arch of 230,000V from that wire! __________________ _______________________________________________ 337.1nm Home Built TEA Laser HeNe lasers a'plenty.Plus that nice one in the avatar 594nm Melles Griot HeNe 594nm Trius Engineering HeNe 405nm handhelds (diy) 445nm handhelds (diy) 473nm B&W Tek lab style 488nm.40mW Multi-Line Argon Ion laser.....(with thanks to Dave) 515nm Argon Ion laser 40mW 532nm lab style 100mW+handhelds (diy) 543nm Melles Griot HeNe 674nm lab style..500mW 808nm 40W FAP diode array Kimmon IK4123R-B Helium-Cadmium laser and matching power supply.(with great thanks to Event_Horizon!)(Non-working head...PM me if you have one or information)

01-27-2012, 03:38 AM	#9
InfinitusEquitas Class 4 Laser Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 20 Minutes from NYC. Posts: 11,025 Rep Power: 310	Re: Transmission line climb I don't have a fear of heights per say... as in I want to go skydiving, and absolutely lover roller coasters, but these videos are definitely anxiety inducing. __________________ REQUIRED READING; Sam's Laser FAQs STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? SEARCH FIRST ASK QUESTIONS LATER! LPF Search Tips Link: SHIPPING TIMELINES BY COMPANIES AND REGIONS Link: REVIEWS DO'S and DON'TS YES YOU DO NEED TO GET GOGGLES! YOU ONLY GET TWO EYES, SO GET SOME SAFETY GOGGLES NOW! OEM Laser Systems Laser Safety Industries Thor Labs Suvival Laser Better Than Nothing: Cheap Safety Goggles

01-27-2012, 03:54 AM	#10
532 with Envy Class 3R Laser Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere between Here and THere Posts: 1,492 Rep Power: 114	Re: Transmission line climb That climbing video get's my vertigo going at some points. Here are some good spots for your future skydiving! http://www.skydivetheranch.com/ The place I went for my first jump. http://www.skydivelongisland.com/ __________________ _______________________________________________ 337.1nm Home Built TEA Laser HeNe lasers a'plenty.Plus that nice one in the avatar 594nm Melles Griot HeNe 594nm Trius Engineering HeNe 405nm handhelds (diy) 445nm handhelds (diy) 473nm B&W Tek lab style 488nm.40mW Multi-Line Argon Ion laser.....(with thanks to Dave) 515nm Argon Ion laser 40mW 532nm lab style 100mW+handhelds (diy) 543nm Melles Griot HeNe 674nm lab style..500mW 808nm 40W FAP diode array Kimmon IK4123R-B Helium-Cadmium laser and matching power supply.(with great thanks to Event_Horizon!)(Non-working head...PM me if you have one or information)

01-27-2012, 03:54 AM	#11
charleytown55il Class 2 Laser Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: charleston, IL Posts: 469 Rep Power: 23	Re: Transmission line climb As I always say, I'm not scared of heights, I'm scared of falling. __________________ Nova laser x-65 98mw peak, 82 average. dx 30mw "true green" lyra 5mw Hobart Handler 210 w/spool gun thermal arc 400GMS CC/CV Everlast 225 amp AC/DC Tig 40 amp plasma torch Grizzly 10" x 22" Lathe Grizzly 15" x 5.5" Vertical Mill Stainless steel tool box loaded with tools.

01-27-2012, 07:57 AM	#13
c0ldshadow Security Engineer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,584 Rep Power: 10	Re: Transmission line climb @ InfinitusEquitas my wife actually went on that ride in vegas, she said it was pretty crazy skydiving...parachute fail. saved at last minute... then powerlines.. can't get more unlucky

01-27-2012, 08:01 AM	#14
c0ldshadow Security Engineer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,584 Rep Power: 10	Re: Transmission line climb - hanglider gets stuck in powerlines, and lives

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