Timeline for Short circuiting a power supply vs. transformer
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| Dec 18, 2022 at 7:48 | comment | added | juhist | Well tiny bits of molten metal. I have observed the sparks to fly quite far in that case. I have also observed the arc to create spot-welds in the disconnected leads, so definitely it's melting metal there. | |
| Dec 17, 2022 at 22:01 | comment | added | Sophie Swett | "or else some of the sparks can fly into your eye" – By "sparks" here, do you mean brief arcs, or tiny bits of molten metal? I wouldn't expect it to be possible for an arc like that to fly into someone's eye. (Of course, arcs can produce UV light, and I don't know how much power is required to make a hazardous amount of it.) | |
| Dec 17, 2022 at 12:32 | comment | added | sara_ | Thanks! It's a bit too complicated for me at this point, as I am just starting out learning electrical engineering and electronics. But thank you for replying : ) | |
| Dec 17, 2022 at 11:56 | history | answered | juhist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |