Did this with large electroytic capacitors from a random selection bag bought from the local old-fashioned electronics shop
They really make a bang.

And, yes, they eventually blow the fuse for the ring main. And it's a wire fuse, not a circuit breaker, so you can't just reset it and pretend nothing happened.

And definitely don't drop the fuse carrier after you've pulled it, so it breaks when it hits the floor. That's even harder to cover up.

Though, since it was my mate's house, he was the one who got in trouble for it.
( le brian, Fri 10 Aug 2012, 12:17, Reply)