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America Revealed  Live Wire

Learn more about maintaining power lines. Details

 

Program: America Revealed

Episode: Live Wire

Yul travels to Medford, New Jersey to meet Vinnie Carchia and Ryan Hill to learn more about their jobs as cable repair guys. Because it would cause too much disruption to turn them off, Vinnie and Ryan carry out work on the cables whilst the power lines are still live. Yul joins them on one of their regular maintenance trips to find out how theydo this without being electrocuted.

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Premiere Date: 04/25/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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