Re: kVA Effects on Discovery Channel

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

And I was speculating that the smoke came from burning insulation.

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 > Original poster: "BrianB" <brianb-at-antelecom-dot-net>
 >
 > Mike,
 >
 > Good catch on the capacitive discharge "Exploding Wire" gag. As you saw
 > on the show they couldn't get it to work and ultimately resorted to TV
 > tricks using black powder (it was electrically triggered which, in their
 > minds, justified their statements). BTW-The setup was obviously not a
 > kVA device although I have one that would have worked quite nicely...
 >