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We've had numerous short power outages recently, and a slightly longer
one today. I notice it coincided with a spell of high activity before
midday. Anyone else having electrical problems?

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Here in Montreal, there has been very little power problems. But, in many
areas radio communications has been very poor at times. Short-wave
listening has also been very poor these days.

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We've had numerous short power outages recently, and a slightly longer
one today. I notice it coincided with a spell of high activity before
midday. Anyone else having electrical problems?

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There was a black out in Sweden linked to the storm:
http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/03103....of7v5sft.html

Luckily spaceweather forcasts enabled electrical utltites and other
industries affected by geomagnetic activity to prepare for it..... Unlike
the March 1989 event.


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In message , Elysium
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There was a black out in Sweden linked to the storm:
http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/03103....of7v5sft.html

Thanks. Could have been more than coincidence then.

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Anita

Nothing like that in Brampton - apart from the usual flicker around 6pm
which appears to occurr every night as people arrive home, put the TV on etc
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Hi,

We had three power cuts last night. The longest from 4.15 to 6.45. ( Great
for hallowe'en since there was no street lights!!!!)

It was caused by some high voltage overload.... or something like that.

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:31:52 +0000, Anita Evans
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We've had numerous short power outages recently, and a slightly longer
one today. I notice it coincided with a spell of high activity before
midday. Anyone else having electrical problems?


Two tiny half second ones (but enought to reset my computer) on
Wednesday night - just as I was seeing my first-ever aurora.

Coincidence, or what?


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"Anita Evans" wrote in message
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We've had numerous short power outages recently, and a slightly longer
one today. I notice it coincided with a spell of high activity before
midday. Anyone else having electrical problems?

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Anita Evans
North Cumbria
(anita[at]ra.evans.clara.co.uk to reply by e-mail)


Much more likely to be caused by poor maintenance of the grid by the
local company; we have far more power cuts now than in the past.

Alan




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