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Internet => General Internet => Topic started by: JGO on August 29, 2016, 08:07:50 AM

Title: EMC could get worse
Post by: JGO on August 29, 2016, 08:07:50 AM

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2016/august/stereo-b-could-save-us-from-a-trillion-dollar-disaster.htm

Title: Re: EMC could get worse
Post by: Ronski on August 29, 2016, 08:28:54 AM

Interesting read that, but use this link as the one above eventually links through to it.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/08/26/nasas-revived-stereo-b-could-save-us-from-a-trillion-dollar-disaster/#6df92d8ffe88

Title: Re: EMC could get worse
Post by: sevenlayermuddle on August 29, 2016, 09:27:13 AM

Very interesting, I wasn't aware of the 1859 event, or the probability of such an event, or the damage it would cause. 

I have added it to the list of things I am going to worry about today, but won't promise how long it will stay on the list, needing to compete with various bits of outdoors house maintenance that need done before I run out of summer.  :)

Title: Re: EMC could get worse
Post by: Weaver on September 01, 2016, 05:33:43 PM

I can just pull out the big 100 A fuse and isolate the house on the live side, but breaking the other conductor on the neutral side is difficult and that means trouble. Need to disconnect three 4.6 mi long phone lines too quick. Thank goodness for NASA and plenty of warning, need to sign up for an alert from them somehow?