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To: Ramius
It would be no fun for the affected area but still would be like a power blackout, and we’ve dealt with such things before.

So how many spare pole transformers are out there? And major substation transformers?

It ain't just computers and your LED watch.

The solar storm of 1859 burned out a lot of equipment and telegraph lines.

/johnny

18 posted on 02/03/2012 2:48:25 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

So how many spare pole transformers are out there? And major substation transformers?

It ain’t just computers and your LED watch.

The solar storm of 1859 burned out a lot of equipment and telegraph lines.


You’re right. It wouldn’t be pretty.


130 posted on 02/04/2012 9:54:10 AM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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