Re: Power outages « Reply #15 on: March 29, 2025, 01:59:32 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
I just got one. A long one. More like a brownout. The power company sent a higher voltage into the 11Kv transformer, and that cooked it. So now, it is sending 50-60v to every house in my neighbourhood. I measured with the multimeter and it shows anywhere between 50-60v ac. Things like my WiFi are working, but no light no fan. The stabilisers on my refrigerator and air conditioner are struggling a lot to get 60v into 240v. Wish me best of luck, I'm trying to depend on cold breezes to stay cool in the summer afternoon (it's really hot here)
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	Re: Power outages « Reply #16 on: March 29, 2025, 02:07:11 AM » Author: Baked bagel 11
Oof, have they replaced the transformer?
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	Re: Power outages « Reply #17 on: March 29, 2025, 03:18:18 AM » Author: dor123
Quote from: LightsAreBright27 on March 29, 2025, 01:59:32 AM I just got one. A long one. More like a brownout. The power company sent a higher voltage into the 11Kv transformer, and that cooked it. So now, it is sending 50-60v to every house in my neighbourhood. I measured with the multimeter and it shows anywhere between 50-60v ac. Things like my WiFi are working, but no light no fan. The stabilisers on my refrigerator and air conditioner are struggling a lot to get 60v into 240v. Wish me best of luck, I'm trying to depend on cold breezes to stay cool in the summer afternoon (it's really hot here) How your Wi-Fi works? Routers have a switching power supply which is usually 100-240V, so at 50-60V I don't expect it to be work. I've a battery backup for my Wi-Fi router, so it can operate during power failures.
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	Re: Power outages « Reply #19 on: April 08, 2025, 03:01:50 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
When I got a brownout, nothing worked exept my laptop charger and my WiFi router.
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Holder of the rare and sacred F10T12/BL lamps here!
Also known as LAB27 for short.
One of the only Indian members here!
245v 50Hz