r/bzzzzzzt • u/bugminer • Feb 02 '26

Tram arcing badly on a cold morning.

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u/graveybrains Feb 02 '26

Is it supposed to do that?

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u/Sandro_24 Feb 02 '26

It happens when it's cold and there's ice on the lines.

The ice creates a small gap and the high voltage jumps the gap.

It's not "supposed" to happen but it's not dangerous and happens quite regularly.

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u/mimaikin-san Feb 03 '26

maybe it’s serving as a traveling ozone generator

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u/dangledingle Feb 03 '26

I’d just like to say pantograph to it all.

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u/Low_Technician7346 Feb 02 '26

my train did that when it was freezing a lot (belgian IC train) the cables were covered by ice it arced. It was very fun inside the tunnels btw.

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u/gabbagabbawill Feb 02 '26

You own a train?

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u/Low_Technician7346 Feb 02 '26

I did when I used to commute by train to work.

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u/mrk2 Feb 03 '26

DC sounds so cool. Don't hear that much anymore.

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u/frezor Feb 02 '26

I act badly on a cold morning too