Page 136 of 152 FirstFirst ... 3686126134135136137138146 ... LastLast
Results 1,351 to 1,360 of 1511

Thread: Big storm and no power in SA

  1. #1351
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Adelaide Hills. South Australia
    Posts
    13,349
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Yep, some strange stuff can happen at times like that.

    Power phase hits another phase, power hits phone circuits, falling branch or tree rip cables out of terminal boxes etc.

    Had a problem a few years ago & Telstra sent a bloke out to fit a heavy duty Earth wire from the connection box on the fascia to an Earth Stake, probably via a Resistor. Can't recall the problem.

    Rural properties with open spans seem to cop this stuff a lot more than underground sytems but whatever it was they had encountered it previously & knew what action to take.

    Even then, a Lightning strike to the ground can bugger up underground services within an area of some square kilometers, I was told.

    Water leakage into pits also exacerbates the problem. Shouldn't but does.

    I dips me lid to the power blokes in their cherry pickers swinging around in the wind & rain at the height of a storm while trying to get power restored. Usually adjacent to live stuff.

    Not a job I'd choose.

  2. #1352
    JDNSW's Avatar
    JDNSW is offline RoverLord Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Central West NSW
    Posts
    29,511
    Total Downloaded
    0
    On stand alone solar power, so nothing to do with power lines. Phone line is completely underground except for junctions every so often which are raised on steel pickets with a closed bit of pipe dropped over the top. Cable serves only this service, new 9km direct buried from exchange in 1994.
    John

    JDNSW
    1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
    1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol

  3. #1353
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Adelaide Hills
    Posts
    13,383
    Total Downloaded
    0
    its behind a paywall so i wont post the link

    The Australian Energy Regulator has taken legal action against four wind farm operators over the 2016 statewide blackout that caused mass chaos across SA.
    Current Cars:
    2013 E3 Maloo, 350kw
    2008 RRS, TDV8
    1995 VS Clubsport

    Previous Cars:
    2008 ML63, V8
    2002 VY SS Ute, 300kw
    2002 Disco 2, LS1 conversion

  4. #1354
    350RRC's Avatar
    350RRC is offline ForumSage Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,501
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Eevo View Post
    its behind a paywall so i wont post the link

    The Australian Energy Regulator has taken legal action against four wind farm operators over the 2016 statewide blackout that caused mass chaos across SA.
    Been on the news tonight.

    23 HV towers down because of the storm, wind farm's sensitivity set too low for anomaly then sorted out to 19 anomalies in 2 mins very soon after.

    Maybe there's a case here, but for what? Problem has been sorted long ago.and no probs in similar storms since.

    Personally I think it would be better to sue God, whoever she is, for getting cranky over nothing and creating the storms that did the damage.

    DL

  5. #1355
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Godwin Beach 4511
    Posts
    20,688
    Total Downloaded
    32.38 MB
    ideology at work, sadly IMHO

    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    Been on the news tonight.

    23 HV towers down because of the storm, wind farm's sensitivity set too low for anomaly then sorted out to 19 anomalies in 2 mins very soon after.

    Maybe there's a case here, but for what? Problem has been sorted long ago.and no probs in similar storms since.

    Personally I think it would be better to sue God, whoever she is, for getting cranky over nothing and creating the storms that did the damage.

    DL
    2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

  6. #1356
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Adelaide Hills
    Posts
    13,383
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post

    Maybe there's a case here, but for what? Problem has been sorted long ago.and no probs in similar storms since.
    have to hold companies accountable for the contracts they sign.
    Current Cars:
    2013 E3 Maloo, 350kw
    2008 RRS, TDV8
    1995 VS Clubsport

    Previous Cars:
    2008 ML63, V8
    2002 VY SS Ute, 300kw
    2002 Disco 2, LS1 conversion

  7. #1357
    350RRC's Avatar
    350RRC is offline ForumSage Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,501
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Eevo View Post
    have to hold companies accountable for the contracts they sign.
    True, is that what this all about? There's really not a lot of info out there atm.

    DL

  8. #1358
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Whyalla, SA
    Posts
    7,545
    Total Downloaded
    0
    It will be about recouping the massive costs to fix it all.

  9. #1359
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Adelaide Hills. South Australia
    Posts
    13,349
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Personally I think it would be better to sue God, whoever she is, for getting cranky over nothing and creating the storms that did the damage.
    Wot yer mean"nothing" 350? She is probably waiting on some decent images & details of the new Deafener like a lot of others here.

    Is that not enough to have a hissy fit?

  10. #1360
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Adelaide Hills
    Posts
    13,383
    Total Downloaded
    0
    3 years ago today, state wide blackout
    Current Cars:
    2013 E3 Maloo, 350kw
    2008 RRS, TDV8
    1995 VS Clubsport

    Previous Cars:
    2008 ML63, V8
    2002 VY SS Ute, 300kw
    2002 Disco 2, LS1 conversion

Page 136 of 152 FirstFirst ... 3686126134135136137138146 ... LastLast

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!