Yes, that does sound safer than working on live circuit box. The power co in
my area uses Highfield barrel locks. Some of the meters have the metal tag
with the serial number on it. They are pretty good about coming out to pull
meters as needed, if an electrician is working.

Cut the overhead feed wires sounds do-able if you have the right insulated
cutters, and have whatever butt connector crimps are needed to put the wires
together. I'm not sure I've got the courage or confidence to be cutting high
amp wires like that.

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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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Must have caught this one, in time. Worked till they day they moved. Which
was a couple months later.

Did you shut off the mains, by pulling the meter or something?

I have two electric companies in my area. One installs case hardened locks
on the meter boxes, the other just uses a wire tag. With the locks, I have
to cut the overhead conductors, then rebug them when I'm finished. This one
was a tag type, so I just pulled the meter