So WRONG voltage *was* the cause. The partly incinerated PTFE (is not equal
to PTFE) ignited as a result, not as the cause of the overvoltage.
jd
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Subject: [AR] Re: SpaceX failure update
On Fri, 14 Oct 2016, John Dom wrote:
Apollo 13's LOX tank exploded because *Teflon* ignited in LOX (albeit
after being somewhat degraded by an earlier episode of prolonged
accidental baking).
Odd, last I ever read was that voltage issue causing overheating,
mentioned here:
http://www.space.com/8193-caused-apollo-13-accident.html
PTFE igniting?