Electrical Arc

Foggy early morning in Clearwater, Fl. watching the light show from high powered electrical wiring.

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[rojblake82]

@marklandynut Electricity in substations and on pylons, is lethal to the human body and if one gets a shock from it they will die and die instantly they are not invulnerable to it nobody is.

[tall32guy]

That's one LAME insulator. LOL The purpose of insulators is to prevent air breakdown like that. Looks like it needed to be replaced.

[dtvjho]

I used to live on 62nd st off Whitney Rd, Clearwater FL, had a higher voltage line behind the apts across the street. There were plenty of high humidity mornings where I'd hear the same steady crackling sound. Happens when its about 74-78 degrees with a dew point over 70.

[rojblake82]

@usernameABCDXYZ How silly you must be,high voltage is not for playing with man and if you want to end up dead that is on your own head be it.

[marklandynut]

@rojblake82 Its not the voltage that kills, its the current. This is why you can get zapped by the ignition system of your car at 20kV or more and usually not suffer permanent damage, but can be killed by a shock from a domestic power outlet at 240V or less. The ignition system has high voltage but almost no current whereas the domestic supply has low voltage but lots of current. It only takes about 30mA to kill, which is why RCD type breakers are normally rated much lower than this.

[rojblake82]

I can see how lethal arcing electricity, is if anyone went near this arcing electricity they would get a fatal electric shock they would end up dead and burnt to toast. There would be no way of surviving electric shocks from high voltage electricity in substations or on electricity pylons, I would myself keep well away from high voltage electricity at all costs. It is not worth risking one's life with electricity full stop, keep well away from high voltage electricity at all costs and avoid it.

[envisionelec]

ma-ma-ma-myyyy corona!

[RyuDarragh]

@no1sailor: Insulators are designed for a maximum expected overload. They come in sections bolted together. This kind of thing is expected and only neccessitates a replacement every few years, usually of the insulators closest to the wire.

[tall32guy]

That's known as corona.

[no1sailor]

I wouldn't touch that pole, insulators are overloaded!