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power outage
A power outage (also called a powercut, a power out, a power blackout, a power failure, a power loss, or a blackout) is the loss of the electrical power network supply to an end user.
There are many causes of power failures in an electricity network. Examples of these causes include faults at power stations, damage to electric transmission lines, substations or other parts of the distribution system, a short circuit, cascading failure, fuse or circuit breaker operation.
Power failures are particularly critical at sites where the environment and public safety are at risk. Institutions such as hospitals, sewage treatment plants, and mines will usually have backup power sources such as standby generators, which will automatically start up when electrical power is lost. Other critical systems, such as telecommunication, are also required to have emergency power. The battery room of a telephone exchange usually has arrays of lead–acid batteries for backup and also a socket for connecting a generator during extended periods of outage.
A lesser hardship practice run. We just got through a power outage of 90 hours. We are soft, weak and addicted to electric power. In our county, we were blessed with the focal point of a 50 mph wind storm barreling down the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I've got weeks work of outside work as a...
I'm selling or trading an Onan Pro 6000E generator and I'm including around 20' of SO 10GA. cable with a 30A plug and 2 5 gallon gas cans. I has this for power backup in a place I was renting. Was back feeding it through a 30amp breaker into the panel. Currently the front wheels are off so that...
https://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/how-to-run-a-pellet-stove-during-a-power-outage/
Some pellet stoves have a factory supplied connection for DC. Folks with a generator need not apply, LOL.
Up for trade is a garland cast iron cook stove with nickel plating. These are awesome as they double as a decoration and a preparedness item. They are awesome to look at, and in an emergency or even just a power outage can cook your dinner! Only getting rid of as we have a couple others. This...