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Directed by Michael Bay

Fuse Barrel is what Burnt, Nothing Else

FUSE

capacitor bank u idiot

Wow

yup

That was a nice arc there and i want some of those caps lol

Capacitor go boom!

Eso no es un transformador es un banco de capacitores

yep capacitors most dangerous shit on a distribution system to me

transformers dont pop . they straight up DETONATE.

@INeedToLiveLonger For your information GMS is used in the US by both AT&T and T-Mobile. But CDMA is superior for data transmission. And caps are used on the primary side to improve efficiency. Guess your country doesn't care about efficiency. And since you have so many complaints about the US I suggest you stay off our websites so you don't have to think about us.

@INeedToLiveLonger The transformers are to convert from primary distribution- typically 7-14 KV. And since you hate Americans so much why do you spend so much time on an American website? Doesn't your country have any?

@INeedToLiveLonger You have no understanding of how center-tap systems work. No conversion is necessary since both 120 & 240 are available in the house by connecting leg to leg for large appliances or leg to the neutral for small. And don't even think about three-phase systems. I know that's beyond your comprehension.

@INeedToLiveLonger I never said there was a transformer on every pole. And actually distribution is at 240V since the two 120V legs operate in series with only the imbalance carried by the neutral at 120V. 110V hasn't been the standard since the days of Edison.

@INeedToLiveLonger Transformers are the main source of inductance in electrical distribution systems so it makes perfect sense to put the capacitors on the poles where the transformers are.

@INeedToLiveLonger Transformers consist of coils of wire and as such they produce inductive reactance. This causes the current in a line to lag behind the voltage which reduces the amount of power the system can deliver. Capacitors add capacitive reactance which is the opposite and neutralizes the inductive reactance of transformers bringing the voltage and current back in sync to minimize transmission loss.

@INeedToLiveLonger Caps are used where they are needed. I think the engineers who design and maintain electrical distribution systems know more than you.

Good...

@nakayle Umm Yea go ahead and go back a bit and you will see that I resended my statement. I was a bit drunk that night and not thinking.

Why do people who post on YT call everything on a pole a transformer? Actually it was a line tap that was arcing to the pole. Those boxes below are capacitors- not transformers.

@lastofmany1 You are so wrong! Capacitors are used on AC lines to neutralize inductive reactance caused by transformers. Doing this keeps the current in phase with the voltage to improve the efficiency of the system.

not really an explosion, but nice job catching the arc! and the cutout blowing

Where Michel Bay gets his shitty ideas.....

everybody's incorrect. They are power monitors. Why the fuse blew is any number of causes. And yes-- there ARE capacitor banks on AC lines to keep inductance from building up, but these are not them. I don't usually leave comments but I have to laugh at some of the "knowledge" I see... Nice fun video tho-- I enjoyed it .

@lastofmany1 Ohh NM

@blippy09 That is a transformer, there are no capacitors in AC lines

Happened to me once. I was like "What the hell is that humming noise outside?" Open door and look outside. "OH SHI-"

actually guys its a voltage regulator, and the explosion her was caused by a failed insulator.

@dale116dot7 Ok. Becaus for the longest time I thought they were a bunch of small transformers for like different voltages and what not but then I found out they were caps. So now it makes sense. Ty.

They are used to improve power quality and reduce line losses by compensating for the inductance of the line, loads, and big iron (transformers). Mostly they're put in substations but can also be pole mounted.

@blippy09 just curious. what are those cap banks used for anyway

yeaa thats an arc but most people hear the pop and think its exploding, i learned this for myself when it happened outside my house at 1am

learn the difference between an arc and a transformer explosion

@blippy09 You sir fail

This wasnt the transformer there was a short between the power line and the electrode.

happend to me except mine was very loud and a squirel died in explosion :-(

thats a capacitor bank and it didnt blow up it just burned the jumper clear

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