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15,000 volts passing through plywood

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Kevin Hanley:
Very interesting.............but can anyone explain how and why this happens in a non conductive material such as plywood?

Regards

Kevin

Dave Atkinson:
Hi Kevin

have a look at this


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure

Cheers Dave

Eric Harvey:
Having had a nasty electric shock when working in the telephone exchanges due to someones incompetence with 240 volts,I wouldn`t like to think what 15000 volts would do to you if things went wrong,if somebody was mad enough to try this,regards,

Eric.

Paul Hannaby:
You should never assume wood is non conductive. It has a variable water content and can't be relied upon to be an insulator.
Very interesting effect though!

TONY MALIN:
Before starting to work in the test department at GEC we were given the Safety Manual. The first item read "All voltages are dangerous".
This may seem extreme, but a spark from a 12 volt battery could induce an instinctive reaction.

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