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Re: odd arc color. (fwd)



Original poster: "Tim J by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <digital_raven45-at-hotmail-dot-com>

I too had a similar thing happen! Some types of wire have a special thin 
coat of "short detector". Basically, a chemical substance which will burn a 
specific color to show the presence of an electrical fire/ short.

It could be a Strontium based chemical impregnated plastic...