Holy Crap!!

[Flying Illini]

check it out!
click the "watch the movie" link.

and THAT my friends is why you don't over-load your wall plugs!!

 

[Typhoon1244]

I agree with Flying Illini: holy crap!

Reminds me of my room at the ATL Red Roof...

 

[kevdog]

DITTO.....

Holy Crap

I hope this doesn't turn into a flightinfo religious thread.

Cool Video!

 

[Dash8]

ITS ALIVE....ALIIIIIIVVVEEEE

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAH

THEY ALL SAID I WAS CRAZY, WHOS THE CRAZY ONE NOW??

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAH

 

[7B2]

taped on aug 14 2003?

 

[enigma]

Pretty cool.

How do ya'll find the time to dig that stuff up?

enigma

 

[Timebuilder]

Great description of high tension gear, too.

Even far lower voltages can produce some very impressive arcs. I once opened a 6,600 volt fused air cutout to replace the fuse element while working on the railroad, using hot gloves and a five foot stick. It was night, and the bright blue arc that jumped as I closed in the cutout was "memorable", to say the least.

Line capacitance is a big problem, and the reactor, a big coil, reintroduces the inductance that the circuit needs to keep voltage and current "in phase".

Good find!!!

 

[Flying Illini]

The description didn't mean much to me, all I knew was that the video was sweeeeeet!
Somehow I knew that someone on this board would have some experience with high-voltage and that they would enjoy this on a much deeper level than the rest of us and Timebuilder, you didn't let me down.

 

[Crizz]

Something similar happens to me every time I touch my friggin doorknob.

Sweet vid!

 

[Dubya]

Tarnation!.....I keep warning my GF that this will be the result of her using her 10 gazillion watt hair dryer while i'm microwaving nacho cheese and the furnace kicks on. Now I have video evidence of some other blondes hairdrying results. Trust me...she will believe me.

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