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Does anyone know if RES-C is grounded?
Meaning you can cut into a live wire safely. Whether by accident or intentionally?
Meaning you can cut into a live wire safely. Whether by accident or intentionally?
NJBillK
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I would think as long as you aren't hitting the lanyard tube, you should be insulated.
That being said, I am not definite. Furthermore, if your hands, the handle, or humidity is high or high current, it still may not matter, due to the proximity of your hand to the lanyard tube, and it arcing.
But, it isn't "grounded" as there is no line grounding the knife (into the ground), being the path of least resistance and keeping you safe in the process.
The hande might act like the rubber insulative coating on the handles of tools like side cutters, wire strippers, or other hand tools.
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Whatever you do, please please record it if you try it! I think it could possibly be awesome and do that viral thing everyone loves if it goes just right
I would expect all the sparks would make me jump before any shock might happen - might even get a serration you didn't want on the blade- Quite possible I'm the only one, but I've done some stupid sht with a screwdriver and give the edge a LB treatment
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Jerry commented on this once (or maybe more than once, but once that I saw):
As was pointed out, the brass tube does contact the tang of the knife and should prove very effective in transporting enough juice to your hand to blow your socks off!!!
Nice knowin' ya Skunk. . . . . let me know how your test runs for you!!!
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I WAS NOT planning on trying it. But I wanted to know just in case.
I know of an instance where a team of SF guys were able to cut power to a parking garage and used NVG's to wreak havoc on the aggressors.
Additionally, I fly with an insulated crash ax for destroying sensitive equipment and its rated up to 20K joules (nothing more than a rubber handle). I wasn't planning on trying it but it is nice to know now. It is in my SOP to potentially have to cut live wires so that's why I asked the question.
With that said...
It would be bad ass if in the future RES-C took on those capabilities!
I know of an instance where a team of SF guys were able to cut power to a parking garage and used NVG's to wreak havoc on the aggressors.
Additionally, I fly with an insulated crash ax for destroying sensitive equipment and its rated up to 20K joules (nothing more than a rubber handle). I wasn't planning on trying it but it is nice to know now. It is in my SOP to potentially have to cut live wires so that's why I asked the question.
With that said...
It would be bad ass if in the future RES-C took on those capabilities!
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Oh man, Now I need a Res C steering wheel for the future G wagon!
I have often wondered the same thing about Micarta handles since micarta is used as an electrical insulator in some applications.
Everything is a conductor. Question is how good or poor it is. Like you said about your axe, most insulated tools I have used like a screwdriver, have maybe a thin 1/16 coating around some parts of the tool, and are rated in the thousands of volts.
Not telling anyone to try it, but rubber is usually a poor conductor so I would think with res-c cover the brass tube with electrical tape and you would be good.
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I was thinking of using plasti-dip.
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That would work.
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If it is a factory uncoated blade, I guarantee you it will ground through the tube fastener.
If it is a coated blade, it still might, but there is a small chance that the coating could prevent it.
This is a shot of a coated 1311 with the handle off just prior to getting a new SF look.
I sure do love that Res-c look and feel whether it is coated or not!
Especially the BB13cg and the B8LE!
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I am slightly confused.
Are you referring to actually tethering a wire through the brass tube fastener and grounding to an actual physical ground?
I was referring more so the slang term "grounded" meaning insulated and able to prevent getting shocked using the blade as is.
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All jargon aside, if you are the conductive material between earth and a supercharged tube fastener, the true meaning of ground through the tube fastener will become shockingly clear. At least that was my experience during a "what was I just thinking!?" moment. A little well placed insulation around the tube fastener would prevent it. Or be more careful around hot circuit.