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!!!
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.
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.