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Tetris
Sat Mar 01 2014, 12:32AM Print
Tetris Registered Member #4016 Joined: Thu Jul 21 2011, 01:52AM
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 660
So I stumbled across this video...
Look at those arcs! Apparently a 132kV line snapped, causing these.
Can someone translate the video?
Imagine what non-HVers thought of this... that must have been terrifying for them.
Although, I'd have been pretty scared if I were any closer to that thing than this guy was.

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Dragon64
Sat Mar 01 2014, 03:55AM
Dragon64 Registered Member #1438 Joined: Sat Apr 12 2008, 12:57AM
Location: Canada
Posts: 218
ASHPoD wrote ...

Although, I'd have been pretty scared if I were any closer to that thing than this guy was.

A nightmare I've had a few years ago where I was under a massive pylon when one of those cables broke. frown

Anyways never seen a video of those large transmission lines arcing for so long. Good find!
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Thomas W
Sat Mar 01 2014, 09:56AM
Thomas W Registered Member #3324 Joined: Sun Oct 17 2010, 06:57PM
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Wonder how many MW that is dissapating?
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Conundrum
Sat Mar 01 2014, 11:01AM
Conundrum Registered Member #96 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:37PM
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Almost looks like that volcanic lightning video.

Well its 132KV, probably a couple thousand amps assuming the line broke under full power so yes about 1 to 2 MW.
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Dr. Slack
Sat Mar 01 2014, 02:26PM
Dr. Slack Registered Member #72 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 08:29AM
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It's like something out of GhostBusters, weee!
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Tetris
Mon Mar 03 2014, 03:58AM
Tetris Registered Member #4016 Joined: Thu Jul 21 2011, 01:52AM
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Dr. Slack wrote ...

It's like something out of GhostBusters, weee!
That's what all the YouTube comments say, haha! That or something about Oblivion.
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