Wonder if these cases could be used on social media to create enough fear that there would be a market for AC crowbars capable of blowing line/pole transformer HV fuses? There's a few hits with Google, mostly for DC crowbars. Too bad relays are so slow.
Bill Hawkins -----Original Message----- From: Jeff AC0C Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 10:42 AM The electric company in OKC repaired a pole problem at my parents house there a few years back. Somehow they managed to hook up the 240 across a single leg of the 120. Fried most of the electrical stuff in the house and caused enough damage to the house to require a complete rewiring. Parents lived in a motel for about a month while the work was done. The insurance company and the utility were transparent, covering all costs including replacement with new similar products without issue (other than the inconvenience). I think the electric company was especially glad that a fire did not result and there was no legal action as a result. 73/jeff/ac0c www.ac0c.com alpha-charlie-zero-charlie -----Original Message----- From: Hal Murray Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:42 AM > Did the utility replace the damaged equipment? A friend lived in a building when the city crew working on a transformer put 440 on the line. It blew out all the electronics in 12 condos - mostly TVs. I think toasters and refrigerators were OK. There wasn't any question that the city was at fault. I don't remember how much paperwork they had to go through to get reimbursed. It might get sticky for something like a time-nut with a lot of used gear that may not be easy to replace at the original price. (Could be a good excuse to clean up and start over.) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
