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Seems like the tape would get burnt up before too much damage was done though.
by burritas 4y ago
Seems like the tape would get burnt up before too much damage was done though.
- dismalpedigree 4y agoYes, but across sufficiently high voltage lines the initial arc would create a plasma channel which would act like a thick wire for the short to continue
- nightshift1 4y agoI guess it's probably not enough to sustain a long time and there are probably protections in place to prevent that. Here is a short video showing someone doing almost exactly this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2lZqyCmls https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2lZqyCmls
- dismalpedigree 4y agoPretty confident that video is fake. The concept holds though. This video seems more realistic. https://youtu.be/2NKOlLDNknc https://youtu.be/2NKOlLDNknc Point being the initial path creates a plasma channel that then bridges the gap and lets current flow.
- maxerickson 4y agoSo I would expect an outcome like 3 or 2 in this video (where something bridges the lines, established the arc, and then it goes away): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOT8jx4jEzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOT8jx4jEzM Is the arc dissipating because an automatic system is killing power to the lines? Is there going to be damage elsewhere in the system from events like 3 and 2 in the video there?
- monocasa 4y agoNo it works pretty well. You're essentially making a thyratron. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyratron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyratron