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Half a power cut?
muddyjames:
I have just experienced the most wierd thing. Half a power cut!
some lights went off and wouldnt come back on, some stayed on, boiler couldnt get a big enough spark to light but clicked anyway, pc stayed on but I turned it off just in case, dvd player and monitor stayed on, answr machine went off, wireless router stayed off, 1 street light was on but all the rest were off kitchen light was on but a very faint battery running out in a torch faint glow. All very wierd.
Neighbour said her tv went off and wont go back on but another neighbour could have his tv on but no sky box of hifi.
after about 30minutes all the power went off then on again and back to normal now.
Wonder if the rain is flooding a power station or something?
BigSi:
It’s a common occurrence within the UK.
Normally happens when phase rotation occurs in the dilithium matrix. The flux capacitor goes through an ion cycle which means that the matrix has to re-align. Every time this occurs, the phase has to be rotated which intern causes minor power fluctuation in the power distribution grid.
Newer power stations (mainly those using anti-matter reactors), use ion phase buffers which eliminate the need for phase rotation. Other power stations (only those using the older fusion reactors), employ a method called ‘Simultaneous discharge’ where a buffer stream is created to induce a ‘Phase Shift’, which again eliminates the need for phase rotation.
This is not to be confused with ‘Phase Shunting’, where an additional cycle is produced by the flux capacitor. This method is normally only found in American power stations.
sleeplessparadise:
We had a 12 hour power cut last week cos some moron set off a firework too close to a station. We have since suffered flickering lights constantly and not sure if we need to report it or not........ didn't get much help last time I complained of the fact we have at least one power cut every month :(
SteveGoodz:
--- Quote from: jeep94 on January 15, 2008, 22:08:57 ---It’s a common occurrence within the UK.
Normally happens when phase rotation occurs in the dilithium matrix. The flux capacitor goes through an ion cycle which means that the matrix has to re-align. Every time this occurs, the phase has to be rotated which intern causes minor power fluctuation in the power distribution grid.
Newer power stations (mainly those using anti-matter reactors), use ion phase buffers which eliminate the need for phase rotation. Other power stations (only those using the older fusion reactors), employ a method called ‘Simultaneous discharge’ where a buffer stream is created to induce a ‘Phase Shift’, which again eliminates the need for phase rotation.
This is not to be confused with ‘Phase Shunting’, where an additional cycle is produced by the flux capacitor. This method is normally only found in American power stations.
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Ace explanation, Scotty .. now beam me up (it's tea time) :clap: :clap:
Jamin:
--- Quote from: jeep94 on January 15, 2008, 22:08:57 --- The flux capacitor goes through an ion cycle....
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As long as it dosent reach 88 mph you wont be sent back to 1985!
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