Electrical Experiment 1 - Hairdryer

This video demonstrates what can happen to a hairdryer once 'certain components' are bypassed or removed. The Hairdryer had been energised by mains output 5 seconds before the recording commenced
Do not even consider trying this at home!
This experiment was conducted with strict safety measures in place.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Fire
• Electrical
• Burn
• Danger
• Stupid
• Experiment

[geordieboydave]

I know it didnt have a safety fuse in it

[mattcadders]

If there was no fuse,the item wouldn't have worked

[davzliam]

at the start what was the other thing on fire???

[mattcadders]

davzliam, the other thing on fire was a coffee maker. Didn't go very well though. It's just a hotplate. The team stuffed it full of paper which sort of defeats the object.

[christosr6]

just saw this and I have to say nicely done mattcadders!

@btstv and DrMario2007baka

He didn't feed it 200V or 400V or 10KV...

Hairdryers need airflow to prevent the heating element and housing from overheating and the fan provides that airflow.

so IMHO he just bypassed/removed the fan...

Since few, if any, hairdryers have a thermostat, it melted away...

[mattcadders]

Thanks

[randomvideowatcher]

The dryer was on Turbo

[TCDIL95]

BURN! >:D

[mitchtay99]

SEXXXY I LUV IT

[wabbylegs101]

they completed circuit w/o the fuse

[streetfightermatt]

An RCD would prevent this...

[mattcadders]

Why? Two reasons, one, two see how electrical appliances can contribute to fire development in the home, as a Fire Investigator, this can be somewhat useful, secondly, don't take your electrical appliances apart, i'd have thought it was fairly obvious?