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It discharges the high voltage/low amp static field. Without it the discharge could knock you out, though not kill you. Very similar to the technique used in heli logging before grabbing the hook. It must be discharged before grabbing it to connect a choker. The charge comes from the rotors...

I started out doing line clearance work. The heights and sounds of cracking high voltage lines! That's why I stuck with it for as long as I did.

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