Yes, I think the Eaton demo kit is nonsense. it'd be interesting to know what the electrode faces on the micrometer setup are made from, they are not copper. IEC 62606 tests (for AFDD proving) uses one carbon and one copper electrode in a similar jig. Obviously, this creates an arc-lamp like situation but fails to prove anything other than AFDDs detect consistent (stable) arcing.
Other tests involve carbon too, with the exception of where a parallel fault is created via guilloteening a cable but I have never seen this test actually done despite it being the most realistic of the various IEC 62606 tests.
I too have not seen evidence that 230V arcing is a significant cause of electrical fires. HRCs are a much more believable fire causing fault mode.
If its the E5 video that I have seen, wasn't the conclusion "Yes, it's a good toy..."? I'm not sure what that conclusion meant...
Yes, I think the Eaton demo kit is nonsense. it'd be interesting to know what the electrode faces on the micrometer setup are made from, they are not copper. IEC 62606 tests (for AFDD proving) uses one carbon and one copper electrode in a similar jig. Obviously, this creates an arc-lamp like situation but fails to prove anything other than AFDDs detect consistent (stable) arcing.
Other tests involve carbon too, with the exception of where a parallel fault is created via guilloteening a cable but I have never seen this test actually done despite it being the most realistic of the various IEC 62606 tests.
I too have not seen evidence that 230V arcing is a significant cause of electrical fires. HRCs are a much more believable fire causing fault mode.
If its the E5 video that I have seen, wasn't the conclusion "Yes, it's a good toy..."? I'm not sure what that conclusion meant...
