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To: Carry_Okie

What is Reflectometry?


46 posted on 07/05/2014 10:08:20 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: laplata
What is Reflectometry?

It is how power companies pinpoint a line break from the office. They send a pulse down the line and if the return waves bouncing off the various resistances changes, especially if the signal reflects off an open circuit, they can use the timing of the reflection to tell them where it is.

47 posted on 07/05/2014 10:15:10 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (ObamaCare IS Medicaid: They'll pull a sheet over your head and send you the bill.)
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