Guy blows up 5000A fuse

[funknut]

13:00 is when they start testing it.

I find it fascinating that people will play with these kinds of high voltages and/or currents. I know a small bit about electrical, but not enough to do anything this crazy.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Is this some kind of fetish, to destroy things?

 

[Richard Cranium]

 

[kiwigtx]

I think the Russians are more entertaining and adventurous.

 

[pnora]

And thats how quick you can fry and be dead.

 

[Don Frelier]

Probably a $1,500 fuse.
I'd rather play with fireworks.

 

[WileE]

I heard the entire northeast nation's electrical grid blew out on that last blast.

 

[451Mopar]

Look up National Ignition Facility or just the Nova laser capacitor banks.
I got to see the Z-Beamlet laser when I toured Sandia labs.
The capacitor bank power supplies can provide Millions of amps of power.
https://indico.fnal.gov/event/11115/attachments/4518/5897/Lash_Acc_Safety_Z_talk_2016.pdf
see page 18.

 

[747mopar]

As part of our safety training we have to watch videos where cabinets blast and the guy that was standing there is gone.. disappeared! Scary stuff when everything becomes molten metal.

 

[451Mopar]

More car related, the Marx generator (at a reduced voltage level) is the basis for CD Ignition systems. Charging caps in parallel, and discharging them in series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_generator

 

[kiwigtx]

I heard the entire northeast nation's electrical grid blew out on that last blast.

Quite an impressive explosion since the guy doing the video is in the UK.

 

[451Mopar]

Is this some kind of fetish, to destroy things?

Signs point to yes. (Magic 8 Ball response)
Did an internship at TTCI and there was plenty of destructive testing:
https://railroads.dot.gov/program-areas/testing-facilities-equipment/testing-facilities-equipment

 

[WileE]

Quite an impressive explosion since the guy doing the video is in the UK.

Hey... I didn't say WHAT nation... I leave it up to your imagination

 

[khryslerkid]

Quite an impressive explosion since the guy doing the video is in the UK.

His accent didn't give it away?

He's doing this in his back yard! Where the ... is his power source coming from? Surly not from his neighbor. Did they show the part where he climbed the tower? Is there a transformer station next door?

 

[451Mopar]

Watched the video a week ago and thought his neighbors must love this guy

The power is stored in the capacitor banks, and discharged all at once in a short burst. It is not directly connected to the power grid.