E.A.F. Melting scrap steel in New Zealand. The arc is about 3000°Celcius and scrap steel is melted in three charges to get around 40 tonnes of steel to be further processed in the ladle furnace.<br />The rods are from carbon and the arc current varies between 42,000 and 50,000 Ampères at around 300 Volts ac.<br /><br />Sound is loud, wise to turn your volume down.
