Re: LF: Unusual radio mast video Ukraine ??

[Stefan Schäfer <Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de>]

Hi Mark,

Am 23.12.2012 14:10, schrieb Mark:

[...]Once an arc starts it can self sustain, even bypassing the path that started it..

 if you became part of the path to earth things would vaporise quickly, including parts of you.

 These systems are very dangerous.  Don't try this at home (or on a local radio transmitter site)

 

You have been warned.

Mark GM4ISM

 Broadcast engineer...

Also a well known video demonstrating that the arc can become (much) longer than the isolators creepage distance is that https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19882028/500kV_Switch.mpeg (afaik taken from a Canadian 550kV power line)

73, Stefan/DK7FC
High voltage engineer

 

 

From: Graham

Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 12:28 PM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: LF: Unusual radio mast video Ukraine ??

What  are  they  saying  ?  other  than  ' oh  golly  gosh , that a bit  warm' 

 

G..

 

 

 

 

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