Airy R.Bean wrote:
That's news to me! Would you care to expand on it?

If one could look at a carbon atom in isolation, how is
the conduction mechanism changed by the size of the
applied electric field?


The paint on the resitors is not a perfect insulator - it breaks down
as the voltage increases. This is why there are high voltage resistors.
Not rocket science exactly.

And if you are going to stuff around with HV, make sure there is
someone aound who can do CPR when you fry yourself......
73 de VK3BFA Andrew