If you've never seen photonic induction's channel before, he has a lot of videos involving very high power equipment, and usually destroys it.
If you've never seen photonic induction's channel before, he has a lot of videos involving very high power equipment, and usually destroys it.
I loved the way most of the construction was carried out in his house, with nice carpets and sofa - but was pleased to see him move outside for the actual experiments.
I like to see people do things like this, assuming they take measures to ensure safety of themselves and others and don't needlessly trash/pollute the environment. I find a lot can be learnt and of course it costs me nothing and there is no personal risk. For this video the easy message was, a fuse won't blow at the rated current but needs a considerable amount more, and as shown several attempts plus the sand removed
. Safety-wise note the perspex screens behind the capacitors and the rubber matting and safety footwear !
Personally I think I'll leave this as a "Don't try this at home"
kmikemoo I was underwhelmed with the Steel Wool! I really thought he might just burn his house down.
~~Cris
phoenixcomm 
Isn't that why we all watched the segment?
I sure do miss Mythbusters.
kmikemoo I agree about Mythbusters. have you seen the German Safty Test Vid? Could be called how to destroy a DVM. Lots of sparks!!!
kmikemoo I agree about Mythbusters. have you seen the German Safty Test Vid? Could be called how to destroy a DVM. Lots of sparks!!!
phoenixcomm That is FANTASTIC! I've bookmarked it to share with my technicians. I saw it happen live once during a transformer lab (practical exercise) during training. Of course... the meter wasn't rated for the 13.8kV the guy backfed into it.