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Re: Another Technic Creation
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 1 Dec 2000 03:24:10 GMT
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Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote:
> Impressive! However, I can go further than this in both ambition and
> stupidity - on yet another one of those strokes of "genius" that seem to
> inspire us as kids, I plugged the motor into the mains with one of those
> leads that go into cassette recorders. The lead was a perfect match for
> the end of the 4.5V lead, so it seemed obvious. The worse of it all was
> that I was aware of the difference between AC and DC current, but thought
> it would be worth having a go anyway. So I ran this motor for an
> *incredibly* short period of time at 240V. It literally blew up, and I
> still have a charred bit of it on my desk at work...
Do you remember how it "blew up"? I'm uncertain about just how a motor
would do that. Some possible results that come to mind:
* Windings repel themselves (possible explosion)
* Shake to pieces (possible explosion)
* Windings vaporize (possible explosion)
* Melt
And did any of the fragments hit you?
BTW: my father saw this and remembered how when he was young, he used AC
line plugs and sockets for other types of connections (because they were
cheap). One item was a pair of shortwave headphones. One of his younger
siblings got hold of it one day and plugged it in - the whole house
heard it instantly.
--
Kevin Reid: | Macintosh:
"I'm me." | Think different.
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| (...) It was about 20 years ago, and I must confess that I ran and hid for five minutes after it happened, but it was virtually instantanenous, I am certain that bits flew off, and that it made a short sharp noise. This is also corroborated by the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Impressive! However, I can go further than this in both ambition and stupidity - on yet another one of those strokes of "genius" that seem to inspire us as kids, I plugged the motor into the mains with one of those leads that go into cassette (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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