TOP 10 SPECIALTY ELECTRICAL TOOLS! Uncommon Tools for Electricians

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Published 2024-06-07

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  • @monteglover4133
    If you run metallic conduit a hand held band saw is a great time saver, also good for unit strut, threaded rod, seal, tight, large drop cables, …
  • @camaroni8338
    That hot blanket is sick, I didn’t even know that was thing I always assumed you would just use a heat gun 💀
  • Great set of tools. I really like the cap for driving ground rods with a sledge hammer. 👍
  • I soak the ground rod base with water to soften up the soil I can drive a ground rod in Texas clay with a 2 pound hammer and a little water
  • @saucyg6371
    Damn imma add that hot stick to the list of 300 items i want😂
  • That ground rod driver is also useful for concrete form stakes and there are driver bits that are for the 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 hex for air and electric jackhammers and there is a Hilti shank that is similar to the SDS max on their demo only hammers. But they easiest to drive a ground rod is with that sledge hammer target you have and s mini excavator with a plate tamper yes it takes to people but it goes in shale easy .
  • @kenbrown2808
    I still have my greenleee ratchet set, but I also carry a milwaukee cordless, and I keep a pair of P&R bits in the cordless set for the pilot hole. I've also upgraded from my ratched cable cutter to an M-12 cable cutter. partly because I hit a messenger wire with my hand cutter and the M-12 was the same price.
  • @youcanthide004
    such a good video. A ton of valuable information here. You just gained a subscriber.
  • Good tool suggestions. I learned some things from your video. But if you could eliminate the (unnecessary) background music, it would be much easier to hear what you are saying.
  • @kenbrown2808
    that breaker finder is designed to sweep the entire panel, and adjust its own sensitivity until it zeroes in on one breaker. I've got about a 95% success rate using it.
  • @kenbrown2808
    when the ground rod hits a rock, I get a small clamp and clamp the trigger on the rotohammer, then adjust the speed control so it doesn't bounce itself off the rod and go do something else for a while. with some models, you can stick a pair of linemans pliers in the handle and hold the trigger.
  • @highvoltage1979
    Just cut the male end off an extension cord and put a tri-tap on it for temp power to the panel.
  • @markmeadows6401
    Good job,Kid. I've been an electrician for 45 years. Good vid Kid, for old bastards like me. New info
  • @kenbrown2808
    I hesitate to buy the cable stapler, because it multiplies the cost of stapling, but I might eventually buy one for crawlspaces. on the other side of the coin, I carry an M-18 framing nailer in the truck. it makes adding blocking a heck of a lot faster and easier.
  • Great Video. Use them all. I appreciate your segment on the NM sheath splitting, I get a lot of service calls for niched conductors.
  • @kenbrown2808
    your temp drop cord needs a 4S box, and a GFCI in an industrial cover. it also needs to not have the nuke and ground twisted together. then if you want to get fancy, get a chinese finger trap strain relief and set it on the panel end. and hey, presto, you have an official completely compliant temporary power installation.. I usually make them with 12-3 UF and use a 2 pole breaker and two GFCIs, though. never had an inspector complain.
  • @geoffg659
    y You made a very thorough video thanks.