I am building a lightning impulse simulator to IEEE specs. Looking for a 20 uF 6000 volt capacitor at the moment. Found a few in Greece that were spares for a VOA transmitter.
From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, January 02, 2017 5:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smartmeter Security question There’s something called a cable thumper. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Monday, January 2, 2017 6:18 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smartmeter Security question I am working on a piece of test gear that might be able to do this. From: Nate Burke Sent: Monday, January 02, 2017 4:17 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smartmeter Security question Is this the point where you pull on the candleslick and slide into the secret McCown lab for testing? On 1/2/2017 5:16 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: OK, had not consider primaries getting into the drop. Yeah, that could kill everything similar to what she is describing. I am wondering if you hit a light bulb with enough voltage to vaporize the filament will it over pressure the envelope enough to explode? From: George Skorup Sent: Monday, January 02, 2017 4:05 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smartmeter Security question Must have forgot their tin-foil towels. I don't know what the voltage would have to be to jump a light switch, but I can tell you that I've seen it. A few years ago, a tree fell in my sister's neighbor's yard and knocked the primaries down on top of her secondaries. So that was at least 12-13kV. It was ugly. Whole house had to be rewired. On 1/2/2017 12:58 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: that device knows I woke up to my cell phone alarm at 7 this morning, brewed myself a cup of coffee at 7:10, and another at 7:25,.and another at 8. Then, I took a shower for 10 minutes and washed dishes after that. From: ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Monday, January 2, 2017 11:55 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smartmeter Security question Seriously... When they publish things like this: "With that flash, every lightbulb in my house had exploded! The old lightbulbs merely popped and shattered. Those new lightbulbs (CFLs) were on fire! I could see smoke, smell burning plastic. I had no idea what happened." So, every lightbulb was on? If not the overvoltage jumped the switch? How much of an overvoltage event does it take to make a lightbulb pop like you see in movies? I have never seen it happen. Especially difficult when the switch is off. All this happened because of a smart meter? And later: "All the while I was experiencing more electrical issues and finding more damage. The craziest thing that occurred was I literally was shocked getting into the shower! I went to grab the nozzle to direct the water down and when I grabbed it, I literally got a jolt of electricity, my hand stuck, my knees buckled and down I went. I didn’t take a shower after that, needless to say. When I came downstairs, I heard water and could hear popping. The main water line from my well had exploded and electricity was sparking from it." http://www.dcclothesline.com/2015/06/27/smart-meters-fire-living-hell-and-bureaucratic-messes/ -----Original Message----- From: Robert Andrews Sent: Monday, January 2, 2017 11:41 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smartmeter Security question Seth, was that meant to be tongue-in-cheek? http://emfsafetynetwork.org/smart-meters/smart-meter-fires-and-explosions/ On 01/02/2017 10:25 AM, Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 1/2/17 09:39, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >> Well, I guess if they change out the socket when they change the meter, >> they could put a big ass contactor in there. >> Note the statement uses the future tense “will have remote switching >> capabilities”. Like cars will have the ability to fly... >> > > I suppose the other option would be SCRs, but there's heat issues with > those as they get bigger. An SCR could start an electrical fire if it > overheated. > > ~Seth >
