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To: Governor Dinwiddie
The reason is because linemen or technicians on that line could be electrocuted. This generally requires a disconect switch from the mains.

3 posted on 05/03/2026 7:40:43 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
This generally requires a disconect switch from the mains.

Just shut the main breaker off. Always the first step.

4 posted on 05/03/2026 7:47:46 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, the Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“The reason is because linemen or technicians on that line could be electrocuted. This generally requires a disconect switch from the mains.”

For a conventional generator, very true. In this case, I suspect the inverter does that job. All the inverter has to do is shut off output power for a millisecond and then see if output voltage collapses - if there’s no other source (i.e., grid power), then the output voltage will collapse, if there is a source, it stays at 120V. Do that once per second.


8 posted on 05/03/2026 8:19:06 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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