On 27-5-2013 17:26, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Andrew wrote:
"Thus you can supply high power at low current if you use high
voltage, which is how a thin wire can be used to sneak in high power.
Jed made the same mistake as you, thinking that you need high current
to get high power . . ."
No, I did not "forget" that. I am aware that power is I*V. However
these is a limit to how much power you can conduct with any wire. You
cannot conduct enough to melt a steel cylinder with an ordinary wire.
Exactly my point, which should in my opinion for safety reasons
resulting in a possible fire hazard due to the breakdown voltage
completely be discarded.
The generally used cables are rated and tested for maximum voltages and
cannot be used for much higher voltages (kV) due to safety reasons.
If you are using these cables for kVs you are willing creating a huge
safety hazard.
Kind regards,
Rob
