American TV - Low-level ignition source


Time (min/sec)
0:05
Five seconds after a lit methenamine tablet (a small fuel pellet) is placed underneath the TV backplate, which is part of the plastic housing, the TV resists ignition quite well.

Time (min/sec)
1:40
After the fuel pellet has been burning for about 100 seconds, the TV backplate is only slightly affected.

Time (min/sec)
1:45
When the fuel pellet consumes itself, there is no sustained burning on the TV. The fire goes out by itself and the TV has hardly been damaged.

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