Igor, can you adequately measure the amperage across those .22s?
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Some time back there was an online account of a guy who did something similar while driving out in the boonies. When the round cooked off he got hit in the nuts and lost control of the vehicle. True story, or made up to make a point?
More than likely false, see my analysis (below).
Brass fragments or the casing from rimfire, I’d sorta believe. With nothing to contain the pressure, the case will pop. Back when Remington’s Thunderturds were priced at what they’re worth, throwing a few in a bonfire was always good for a laugh. Esp when we all knew that one guy who’d throw a real m80 instead
I saw the story Frank mentioned on a website called The Darwin Awards. The story was about two good ole boys using a .22 round to replace a burned out truck fuse. They were out in the boonies of Arkansas as I recall when it finally went off and the driver caught some shrapnel in the family jewels and the truck ended up in a creek or lake of some body of water. They really didn’t want to tell the story to the police when they got there.
It’s hard to determine the amps it will take without determining the resistance, and the resistance is going to be variable depending on the bullet-to-shell crimp.
I can guarantee it will most likely be greater than the ampacity of the car’s wiring, which will protect the “fuse” by melting the wire. Further research is indicated, due to the volatile nature of the test article.
I will admit to wrapping a blown fuse in aluminum foil a time or two, but that picture has to be a bad joke.
Looks more like it was taken at one of those “pull your own parts” junk yards. That fuse block does not look like it’s connected.
Igor, I’ll let you do the testing, but I’d have thought that the lead projectile would not be conductive enough: yes or no?
I’d suggest using blasting caps instead, won’t they be a better fit?
Cederq can fit them in his Chebby, then write up the test for us. Although, if the circuit had power to it when he popped it in, his fingers may be too sore to tap out the story!
He really should have used .22LR. Those shorts aren’t going to cut it, they’ll vibrate out.
anon, but they are Long Rifle rounds, not Shorts. Cederq can do the measuring, but a fired .22 Ratshot or .22 Magnum case may be long enough to fit between the fuse clamps.
Some time back there was an online account of a guy who did something similar while driving out in the boonies. When the round cooked off he got hit in the nuts and lost control of the vehicle. True story, or made up to make a point?
More than likely false, see my analysis (below).
Brass fragments or the casing from rimfire, I’d sorta believe. With nothing to contain the pressure, the case will pop. Back when Remington’s Thunderturds were priced at what they’re worth, throwing a few in a bonfire was always good for a laugh. Esp when we all knew that one guy who’d throw a real m80 instead
I saw the story Frank mentioned on a website called The Darwin Awards. The story was about two good ole boys using a .22 round to replace a burned out truck fuse. They were out in the boonies of Arkansas as I recall when it finally went off and the driver caught some shrapnel in the family jewels and the truck ended up in a creek or lake of some body of water. They really didn’t want to tell the story to the police when they got there.
It’s hard to determine the amps it will take without determining the resistance, and the resistance is going to be variable depending on the bullet-to-shell crimp.
I can guarantee it will most likely be greater than the ampacity of the car’s wiring, which will protect the “fuse” by melting the wire. Further research is indicated, due to the volatile nature of the test article.
I will admit to wrapping a blown fuse in aluminum foil a time or two, but that picture has to be a bad joke.
Looks more like it was taken at one of those “pull your own parts” junk yards. That fuse block does not look like it’s connected.
Igor, I’ll let you do the testing, but I’d have thought that the lead projectile would not be conductive enough: yes or no?
I’d suggest using blasting caps instead, won’t they be a better fit?
Cederq can fit them in his Chebby, then write up the test for us. Although, if the circuit had power to it when he popped it in, his fingers may be too sore to tap out the story!
He really should have used .22LR. Those shorts aren’t going to cut it, they’ll vibrate out.
anon, but they are Long Rifle rounds, not Shorts. Cederq can do the measuring, but a fired .22 Ratshot or .22 Magnum case may be long enough to fit between the fuse clamps.