“ I should not have turned that off”…… words we have all spoken, a phrase you don’t just hear but you can feel it deep down inside.

I’ve done some parking lot lighting troubleshooting in both NY and Florida in the past. Watching you open up some of those manholes brings back many memories. I love watching you work and listening to your train of thought as you try figuring out the issues, which may be multiple issues on a job like this. I have a couple of suggestions. 1. On really cold days like this when I’m working outside, I highly recommend the Milwaukee M12 Heated Work Gear. On a day like that the Heated Toughshell Jacket would have been perfect. And if you use the heated gear often like I do, there are a few videos on KZfaq that show you how you can use a slimmer but larger capacity battery to add longer runtime for the jackets. Highly recommend the gear and battery hack if you work outside in northern climates often. 2. Safety Gear. I know I know, you probably hear it all the time, but working with 480 equipment is no joke. Especially if you’re finding things loose in a panel, there are likely other issues that could cause the equipment to arc or even explode. You should never be sticking you hand in an electrical panel like I witnessed you doing without wearing even some very basic hand protection and safety eyewear. I’m not looking to lecture you because I’m sure you’ve heard it all before. But take it from someone who had a coworker end up in a hospital for over 6 months and lost being able to work in this industry ever again. It is not worth it. Accidents happen, especially when you’re “just checking” some of the equipment. You need to wear safety eye/face gear and gloves when working in these higher voltage panels and circuits. Especially when working alone. I don’t even want to think about if something bad happened to you while in that electric room alone. How could you get help? Trust me. I beg of you, wear that safety equipment all the time. Once you make it a habit you won’t even think twice about it. Because one day, it could save your life and livelihood that you love so much.

You did a great verbalizing your train of thought, your ideas and showing how hard you work. Thanks for sharing

Amazing to see non waterproof connections in those manholes. I worked on pole lights at an apartment complex where the boxes and the connectors weren't waterproof. It rained off and on that week and the boxes were nearly filled up with water. Plus one box apparently got damaged, so they had the spliced wires just buried in the dirt. 😮 I really enjoyed your detailed video. 😊

If a breaker trips out never due to an open like she said. Its a short! She should be wearing proper PPE when taking cover off a 480 volt panel. Best practice whole turning in all circuit breakers & Safety Switches is to stand next to panel or switch take in a deep breath & hold it to then use your left hand to turn it back on. Then exhale. Common sense that very few sparkies use holding thier breath. If an Arc Fault or an Arc Blast occurred holding your breath would prevent you from inhaling up to 10,000 degree super heated air.

Like the way your brain works. Chasing down the several causes for the problem, in the snow, with an inaccurate map was bad ass! You systematically chased each problem safely. Be careful out there, Lexi.

I'm an industrial electrician in California, but i enjoy watching all your cool videos. 😊

I spent 30+ yrs working outdoors and the warmest clothing I used was an insulated one piece coverall. If you’re spending any length of time in the cold, I highly recommend one. When you go inside, peel the top down and you should be ok. 👍 BTW I hate square manholes. Trying to get one of the covers out of the hole really sucks. 😕 When you pry one open, put a piece of wood in the gap. It’ll save your fingers.

Great job! Great content and diagnostic process. You had your hands full there. I play an electrician a lot in commercial/industrial hvac, and I feel your pain. it's always a loose or bad connection. Never climbed in a manhole but thats bad ass. Thanks 💪

Total agree on the Torque to spec and check after system has been energized for some time, especially when doing troubleshooting. Now if the breaker needs to be shut off. Shut it off ! If it fails to work after shutting down it is the breakers fault and never the Technicians fault for being safe. Keep up the good work!

I’ve never done electrical in that kind of cold but I’ve done a lot of other stuff and I can sympathize with how hard it must be to think and try to troubleshoot when you’re dealing with those kind of weather conditions and you don’t feel well to boot. I know I had a hell of a time concentrating when the weather was like that and I needed my mind to be working. You’re doing a hell of a good job though just saying!

one of the best informative electrical channels i have found. thank you for your hard work making these vids. - much luv

Love your diagnosis and analytical process to figure out whatever issue you have. Can't wait to see more videos of you and your team 🙌!

As an older E1 close to packing it in, I enjoy watching your work, reminds my of when I was young. Keep up the good work

Good on you for pushing through all the obstacles.

😂😂😂 "Should of never turned that breaker off"!!!! I'm laughing because I did a shut on a main switch gear. turned off all the breakers to shed the load and one of the 200 amp breakers that fed a panel would not turn back on. Luckily there was a spare 200 in the gear. I said the same damn thing 😂

Thanks for sharing. Be safe out there.

Lexi I’ve got to tell you I’ve worked with some of the most amazing electricians in the defense manufacturing industry. You are ready you are right there with them

Keeping the world lit one breaker and man hole at a time. You go babygirl ❤🎉🎉🎉❤

That M12 Torque Wrench is great! I love it!!

This is very informative, great job 🫡

Enjoy the content and you working through the problem. You're one bad-ass electrician.

You are amazing on many levels. Wow.

Damn I have a feeling this is going to be a crazy part 2 here, Stay safe amazing video

Such a consummate professional Lex ⚡️⚡️ keep up the fire content

Great Video. Thank you for sharing

Excellent job. Go on struggle.

I’m a fan of your videos & content But have to say Working on 480 volts switchgear or any Switchgear voltage No PPE No helper thats an accident waiting to happen Safety first!

Another GE junk circuit breaker. You were very lucky to find replacement so quick. Turned off a 400 amp GE junk 480 volt breaker for a tech to PM a chiller. Would not turn back on. Took a week to get another one and very expensive. Of course when we got that chilled back on line the other chiller POS GE breaker failed to reset and had to be replaced. We checked old breakers with a torque wrench and they had the proper torque.

The trouble w LED fixtures is that the LED lasts forever...its just that the power supply always kwaps out. I got a pile that I'm going to fix one day.

The way you say manhole is incredible 😊

Good work

You rock sister!! 👍👍👍🇨🇱🇺🇸😎

Good job!

10:00 Oh no! Yep. Try to fix one thing and something else breaks. And usually the other thing that breaks is even worse than what you were trying to fix. Isn't life just fun 😄

I love your determination. I'd be in my truck after 15 minutes 😅

Just curious do you ever wear arc flash clothing?

That was fun to see.

Buen trabajo chica corto circuito 💥

Great Video.

She is very good hard worker ❤🤟🏻🌹💋

My bad no but it's upgraded... nice!!

Nice set of as-builts at least

I don’t miss working outside in NY winters!!!

Good work and looking lovely girl 💜

Nice video, there's another KZfaq electrician who says he doesn't need a torque wrench. On my engineering projects I asked the electrician to bring the torque wrenches to the first job site meeting.

I wondered what that system was.I'd seen a picture of you working on something similar somewhere else. It doesn't sound like it's not all that robust, But that means more money in the electrician's pocket! LOl

In the cable world we have TDR's and fault locators to help us locate faults and breaks, do you not have anything like that in the electrical world? Great job locating the issue.

I'm getting off work and watching someone else do work

If you found one wire lug not torqued to spec. Shouldn’t they have had you at least check the others while you were there?

Good job

excellent

The searching through Google looking for parts the supply house doesn’t have was too real 😂

This girl is a danger to herself.seriously

Extra points for banging out J Cole 👌🏻

We always shut off individual breakers before the main.

Doing insulation resistance test for that nest of cables could help u figure out which cable it bad

This is more a general question to US sparks but when fault finding will you tend just to use a voltage tester like on this video? A multimeter/multi function tester can be useful. The low ohmmeter function can tell you if you have a short roughly how far away it is. Testing insulation resistance can be helpful too

Lexi I m in love

It’s okay let their immune system get stronger

freckles ❤❤❤❤

Lexi. good morning! you every day! Makes us proud, As I have already mentioned in other videos of yours, I am an Electronics, Electronics, Mechatronics and Robotics, Audio, Video and Arcutica Engineer! like Michamam from Dr. Sparrow! kkk More Seriously, I've been sharing your videos a lot since you started posting them until today in Brazil Fortaleza-CE, Friday 03/15/2024 I've read this video again to give a talk to my fellow electricians of all areas and ages, in the interior of Brazil When it rains like today, no one goes out due to the danger of lightning and shock. In closing, I would like to clone you to my team! Be careful Lexi Security never edameis! May God protect and bless you! you are a Worldwide Exemplar.❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😮😮

Can you make a video about your favorite workwear??

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0:40 "240/480" Try 277/480. Unless you are referring to multivolt LED drivers, which are usually good for anything from 120-480.

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11:45 Whoa S.O.B!! That's an expensive breaker

I do hvac diagnostics. The cold is bad , the heat can be bad too for your brain. But the cold hurts . First time i checked out an electricians butt

Hacho! No puedo con el frio. 😁🇺🇸🇵🇷😁 left New York because that.

We got called out on wirenuts a week ago. Manager says to the team "We cant put #6 and #8 under a red wirenut ..." Team: "As long as it fits. Right?" Hahaha I stood there thinking "Its what I'd do. We have come back to 'remembering' that there ARE size limitations to wirenuts. 01's what shall we do with them. As long as they get that check👍

Can you put part 2 in the description

We called that a hand hole, not a man hole.😎👍

I hope you get your Electrical Contractor license. So u can help people have work and move up ❤

have you ever used an ohms meter to check distance to open?

As a non-electrician, watching this type of work is more scary than watching a scary movie.

ever troubleshooted runway lights now that gets interesting

How about NFPA 70E just asking if any MOP, JHA or LOTO were performed.

Did you properly label those breakers or is that out of scope for the job?

This is one of those jobs that it would be better in the long run to rip out all the wiring for the lights and redo it it from scratch.

What a frustrating job. Good thing they got a proper mechanic to handle the situation!!

i dont get why she would order a new breaker without first determining the issue concerning the breaker?

entertaining af

Comment for the algorithm.

what model is that torque wrench, thanks

Because ground isn't ground . Its the real source of your electron flow , and different ground locations can have voltage relative to each other.

Grounded the manhole? Were y'all assuming the issue was NEV?

~ Ur Great!! But Seriously ..... Move 2. Warmer Climate... U will NEVER regret it. U are Sooo talented U could probably go to Hawaii or San Diego...

6:33 that e-class wagon is mad slick also who tf designed square manhole covers you can't drop a circle one

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When you ordered that breaker, did it come with hardware?

What kind of preventative maintenance should be done on a breaker panel?

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I'd rather audit a panel/ system by myself, that way I have no one to blame if it's wrong!😉

Lexi are descendent of portuguese people? Keep the good work.

I know you get paid for the job your are called out to take care of. BUT, as you updating maps and maybe correctly marking a few of those panels as you go? Seems ike in the long run, it would make life easier, as time went on.

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It be like that. Even with old 200 amp main breakers. It has happened to me when i turn it off and go to turn it back on and the fucking thing doesnt sit in the on position.

Part 2 ?

Like this like that I was like because like it's like not like but like I like they like 😂😂😂

Where is part two?