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Excellent description.. actually better than the one I received from a lineman. I do appreciate that and I'm sure others do too.It's designed to open a recloser that might energize the high-voltage line while the line crew is working on it. Basically, it's an intentional fault to ground to prevent it from becoming energized. It's not designed to create a fault in your premise wiring as the resistance of the ground itself cannot create enough current flow to open your homes' (or gennys') circuit breaker.