New 8 second long 550 kV Power Arc

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Original poster: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net> 

For all fans of Arcs and Sparks,

A friend of mine at Fermilab just sent me a 1.5 MB MPEG of a 500 kV air 
break switch opening hot. One of the three phases has a problem 
disconnecting, resulting in one awesome power arc that's gotta' be at least 
50 feet long. It lends a new meaning to the term power arcing.

And those utility guys have all the fun... listen to the guy whooping it up 
at the end of the MPEG.  :^)

See it at: http://205.243.100.155/frames/longarc.htm

Merry Christmas,

-- Bert --
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