An old style meter would probably spin up to mach 2 or something before
frying. I don't think anything that's inside the home would fait much
better.
bp
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On 3/31/2015 3:58 PM, Peter Kranz wrote:
Looks like the transmission line hit the distribution line.. So your normal
208V service instantly became 60kV, 70kV, 115kV, or 230kV depending on the
transmission line type. I would expect lots more than those smart meters popped
inside those houses.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randy Cosby
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 3:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Meters - not so smart?
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/03/30/stockton-smart-meters-explode-after-truck-causes-power-surge/
Would "dumb" meters have been able to better handle the surge? Amazing nobody
got killed.
