Good grief NO!!!!! I was talking about the puny 13.8 KV that will merely fry a tree that leans against the wire. That clip was some of the
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OT- What's this sand in cartridge fuses?
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In article , Jeff Wisnia wrote: : :Sort of like this? : :
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:I don't know if the clip is real or fake, but it is impressive. : :Jeff
It's real. It's from SWEPCO in Shreveport, LA with the explanation:
"This is a 3 phase 500KV motor operated disconnect that is NOT intended to be opened under load. There is a switcher that is designed to open under load in the circuit that is supposed to open load and then the disconnect opens. In this case, one phase of the switcher failed to open, resulting in one phase of the disconnect opening under load. The resulting arc was truly spectacular. The reason that this event was caught on camera is because this particular switcher has had a failure to open in the past so every time the switcher was opened, a camera has been set up. This time they got the failure on tape"
The arc sustained until an upstream circuit breaker stopped the current.
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Bert Hickman has a few other "arcs and sparks" up on his page here, for those who are into this sort of thing: http://205.243.100.155/frames/longarc.htm Jon
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Oh, then it must have been more like this one. One tough and lucky bear:
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Jeff