Frozen capacitors on ice and then thawed out

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16 Capacitors 470 and 1000 µf were frozen in an ice block to see what would happen under excessive voltage.
First 70 Volts 50Hz was applied, ice did crack but not shatter. Circuit went open.

Defrost Caps and try again in air which yielded in smoke.
I decided to finish the Caps of with a bit more voltage.
Then 170 Volts was applied which gave some sparks and crackles.
I missed one good bang when I forgot to turn the camera on.

A word of CAUTION !!

These experiments are dangerous and should not be copied by inexperienced people.
A safety shield and goggles are a minimum requirement as well as outside location as the fumes are not good for ones health.

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Science & Technology

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• capacitor
• frozen
• ice
• explosion
• overvolting
• overcharging
• condensator

[SuperMutagen]

Tak - nie pomyliłem się { FASCYNUJĄCE DOŚWIADCZENIE PANA INŻYNIERA } -GŁĄB

[thewii552]

try that again but with more voltage

[akkudakkupl]

have you tought about a tuned at 50Hz RLC circuit? I wonder how would one behave on mains voltage with sufficent cooling (probably sufficent cooling would be liquid nitrogen or helium :D)

[akkudakkupl]

@SuperMutagen autor to inzynier pracujacy w rozdzielni jak widac z jego pozostalych filmikow. Prawda eksperyment nie wnoszacy niczego nowego, ale bez przesady...

[SuperMutagen]

autor to ignorant i kretyn

[Armeenkermani]

16 Capacitors 470 and 1000 µf were frozen in an ice block to see what would happen under excessive voltage.

First 70 Volts 50Hz was applied, ice did crack but not shatter. Circuit went open.

Defrost Caps and try again in air which yielded in smoke.

I decided to finish the Caps of with a bit more voltage.

Then 170 Volts was applied which gave some sparks and crackles.

I missed one good bang when I forgot to turn the camera on.

CAUTION !!

These experiments are dangerous.

[OnnomonnomonnO]

who needs a fireworks :P

[RootbrianReturns]

pop pop  fizzz BOOM

[MrGerbilBrain]

I like to blow up the capacitors that don't have the safety vents on top, they go BOOM!

[daewooparts]

fire &ice