I probably shouldn't have mentioned it because it is way-out-there risky, certainly not anything I'd do except as last resort. But I have the tool and store it with the emergency gear, just in case...
I cannot fathom a last resort for which this tool is appropriate for a downed power line. My suggestion is that you remove it from your kit.
PS. And, dead wires may not stay dead...
Very true.
The safe minimum distance is at least 10'. And 10' may not even be enough distance under some circumstances. So stay even farther away than 10' if you can. You NEVER want to hold and extend an object of any kind toward a potentially energized power line. It is possible that by doing this you could become a path to ground, and get electrocuted.
Ten feet should be considered the absolute minimum, and if the power wire is near standing water or anything made of metal give the same respect and clearance to those things.
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