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    OK, so what does it look like when there is a leak?

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    This makes sense as the torches make ionised gas particles from the flame plasma, which would give the electricity a path to follow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn View Post
    OK, so what does it look like when there is a leak?
    The flame will change from sorta pointed (flame shaped) to a shorter, flatter profile. Here's an example of that behavior with a high voltage AC source. You don't have to have a visible arc for the flame to be deformed, and this will work with HV DC, also.


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    Here's one using HV DC:


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    Similar to NASA's "Broom Test" for detecting invisible hydrogen flames.



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