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If the arc was going to the side of the cage (instead of the top), it wouldn't matter whether the tube is tall or short.
The arc is not going to hurt the tube, as the tube is 'downstream' from the arc's current path, "out of the loop" so to speak. But the flyback sees the full overload current of the arc.
If an arc were 'downstream' from the tube, then the tube would carry the current. It would be a DC arc producing a very loud 'SNAP!' or series of snaps.
Last edited by old_coot88; 10-29-2017 at 09:22 PM.
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