AC Hipot Testing Electric motor to Failure

AC hipot testing a 6.6 KV rated, 3 Phase AC electric motor to failure. Final fail was on the lead cables going into the frame at about 25 to 30 KV AC. Same location as a previous spark that occurred while DC testing at 48 to 52 KV DC.

[MichaelHenderson]

This is what every electrical device looks like in video games! Electricity shooting out literally everywhere!

[ncities]

That would have been beautiful with the lights

[simonsaysr]

yep bad insulation, haha we got two old school hand held hipot testers, looks like you had the settings pretty high awesome video . using the hi pot is one of my favorite parts of my job as a motor service tech

[pankajhalder]

Is it normal to see these sparks in Hipot test perticularly at 2U+1KV? I have seen the sparks during hipot test at 23KV, but not for lesser voltage.

[gabrielv.]

Why doesn't it has the rotor? This looks like it was eating lots of AMPS!
The electricity looks like it was added in a video editor but it's not, that is amazing.

[MenzelMotors]

I can't see something like that, it makes my heart ache. Large electric motors should be given special treatment. Who feels with me?

[BenjaminEsposti]

Poor motor, lol. Was it going to be rewound anyways? It looks well used (very dusty!).

[beargibson]

Were you using a machine to achieve that voltage, or just some kind of transformer.

[DSJVNdsjnvf]

0:22 have to say that's pretty cool..

[xusn]

I could smell the ozone while watching

[AmaticXLII]

I feel like my headphones are gonna
Explode

[ctds]

The French fry thingy just pooped the bed.

[darrylteichroeb]

What a dangerous job. No room for ANY errors.

[simplestatic]

me: How many volts?
original poster: yes

[lanceO]

Would have been awesome to see in the dark

[rejectedcircuit]

Beautiful and nice sound👍 Whats the power of the motor?

[tydambrosia]

And thus, a portal to the upside-down was opened.

[davesstuff]

You mean testing the motor's field to failure instead? No armature inside spinning that I can see.

[Tadesan]

FYI "hipot" means high potential but they don't care enough to write that.

[ThiagoPerroni]

Dude WTF? I can still the ozone smell in my room!. Im far, far away from there... Insane is it?