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In Reply to: Arcing produces very high voltages, enough to melt metal and cause fire. nt posted by oldmkvi on October 18, 2019 at 08:57:26:
Arcing does not produce the voltage, it's the result of a high potential leaping across a suitable gap from one electrode to another.
Check out a video of Jacob's ladder.
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- correction - Story 10/18/1909:36:16 10/18/19 (3)
- True that - Craiger56 10:43:30 10/18/19 (0)
- The leaping IS the arcing. - oldmkvi 10:27:46 10/18/19 (1)
- RE: The leaping IS the arcing. - Story 13:06:11 10/18/19 (0)