The wonders of electricity

DANNY2014 · 01-06-2017 4:43pm #1

Just a weird one happened the electrics went at 17:10 which in fairness is not a common thing anymore in this country...they came back there at 17:35... The weird thing about it is the phone coverage pretty much completely went also... it kept tripping between no service and edge... Usually getting 4g so it's not like I'm in a bad reception area...

This ever happen anyone before...

Have to say my initial thoughts were that the aliens have finally landed but for now this is not the case...

Birneybau · 01-06-2017 4:43pm

Or, y'know, the mobile relays ain't powered by coal.

ToddyDoody · 01-06-2017 4:57pm

Birneybau wrote: »

Or, y'know, the mobile relays ain't powered by coal.

They actually probably are powered by coal, via a coal burning power plant.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-06-2017 5:10pm

D'oh. What do you think powers the mobile network?

DANNY2014 · 01-06-2017 5:17pm

Is the coverage sent through the esb cables and signal sent from these... I was of the notion that it was from masts... It's a rural area so probably makes sense that they are coming from the electrical cables...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-06-2017 6:46pm

DANNY2014 wrote: »

Is the coverage sent through the esb cables and signal sent from these... I was of the notion that it was from masts... It's a rural area so probably makes sense that they are coming from the electrical cables...

The mast requires electricity to broadcast. No matter if urban or rural, all masts need a power source.

Birneybau · 01-06-2017 6:47pm

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Birneybau wrote: »

Or, y'know, the mobile relays ain't powered by coal.

They actually probably are powered by coal, via a coal burning power plant.

I meant individually...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-06-2017 6:52pm

ToddyDoody wrote: »

They actually probably are powered by coal, via a coal burning power plant.

Less than a 10% chance of that.

freshpopcorn · 01-06-2017 7:00pm

I read on Facebook that their was going to be a power outrage around Mallow and nearby areas this afternoon.
To the best of my knowledge our landline used used go dead during a power cut when we had one.

Syphonax · 01-06-2017 7:02pm

If only we had put them underground,,,

LincolnHawk · 01-06-2017 7:05pm

Most likely you were abducted and buggered for 25 minutes

Rumpy Pumpy · 01-06-2017 7:11pm

Syphonax wrote: »

If only we had put them underground,,,

we'd have the most expensive and inefficient transmission and distribution network in the world.

4068ac1elhodqr · 01-06-2017 7:11pm

Landlines can often still operate in an outage for a while due to the very low power they consume across their copper wires.
Some of those 1w led bulbs can also stay on also, when everything else goes off during a temporary blackout.

If the sun ever erupts out a direct super massive X9(+) flare, some battery powered walky takies may be a good temporary alternative to mobiles and landlines.

The human biofield contains electricity, place a silver foil disc (old milk bottle top size) on top of needle (standing on bluetac),
cup your hand around the foil disc it and watch it spin around.

Glenster · 01-06-2017 7:24pm

ToddyDoody wrote: »

They actually probably are powered by coal, via a coal burning power plant.

maybe in the 1830s.

welcome to the age of wind.

McCrack · 01-06-2017 7:26pm

Yaretzi Chubby Windbag wrote: »

Landlines can often still operate in an outage for a while due to the very low power they consume across their copper wires.
Some of those 1w led bulbs can also stay on also, when everything else goes off during a temporary blackout.

If the sun ever erupts out a direct super massive X9(+) flare, some battery powered walky takies may be a good temporary alternative to mobiles and landlines.

The human biofield contains electricity, place a silver foil disc (old milk bottle top size) on top of needle (standing on bluetac),
cup your hand around the foil disc it and watch it spin around.

Zzzzz

Capt'n Midnight · 01-06-2017 7:27pm

Syphonax wrote: »

If only we had put them underground,,,

Then instead of sending out a crew with a cherry picker to sort it tonight, they'd have to apply to the council for a licence to dig and it's a bank holiday weekend so good luck with that.

BTW
https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/

Cee-Jay-Cee · 01-06-2017 7:31pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I read on Facebook that their was going to be a power outrage around Mallow and nearby areas this afternoon.
To the best of my knowledge our landline used used go dead during a power cut when we had one.

Landlines in the 80's 90's and 00's were powered by batteries and were not effected by outages. Maybe modern fibre phone lines are electric powered which is a slight step in the wrong direction.

freshpopcorn · 01-06-2017 7:50pm

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Landlines in the 80's 90's and 00's were powered by batteries and were not effected by outages. Maybe modern fibre phone lines are electric powered which is a slight step in the wrong direction.

Our landline which was installed in about 1996 used go dead during a power cut and it was a modern phone at the time.

Ubbquittious · 01-06-2017 8:02pm

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Landlines in the 80's 90's and 00's were powered by batteries and were not effected by outages. Maybe modern fibre phone lines are electric powered which is a slight step in the wrong direction.

They still are powered by batteries. The exchange would have a big pack of lead-acid batteries sitting up on a table. Enough for a day or 2's phones

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-06-2017 8:02pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Our landline which was installed in about 1996 used go dead during a power cut and it was a modern phone at the time.

My hardwired phone works in a power outage, as I use it to report the fault. But the cordless landline phone requires power.

Stigura · 01-06-2017 8:57pm

They electrocuted an elephant to death one time, didn't they? What the F**k was that all about?! " See? Look! It can kill a harmless, innocent f**king elephant and bring light to your home!

That is truly about the most f**ked up thing I've ever heard from humanity.

Well; At least until this whole 'islam' thing.

Capt'n Midnight · 01-06-2017 9:43pm

Stigura wrote: »

They electrocuted an elephant to death one time, didn't they? What the F**k was that all about?! " See? Look! It can kill a harmless, innocent f**king elephant and bring light to your home!

That is truly about the most f**ked up thing I've ever heard from humanity.

It was just PR

They killed a human too. William Kemmler. It was botched.

In the second attempt, Kemmler was shocked with 2,000 volts. Blood vessels under the skin ruptured and bled and some witnesses erroneously claimed his body caught fire. The New York Times reported instead that "an awful odor began to permeate the death chamber, and then, as though to cap the climax of this fearful sight, it was seen that the hair under and around the electrode on the head and the flesh under and around the electrode at the base of the spine was singeing. The stench was unbearable." Witnesses reported the smell of burning flesh and several nauseated spectators unsuccessfully tried to leave the room.

In all, the entire execution took approximately eight minutes.

And all because Edison was trying to "show" potential customers that Tesla's AC was more dangerous than Edison's DC.

In the end DC was no use for induction motors, power transmission over any sort of distance and it shortened light bulb life due to electomigration.

LincolnHawk · 01-06-2017 10:47pm

Just watched the video of that execution of Topsy. I think the Edison link to this is apocryphal. The elephant killed at least 2 people and it's longtime trainer had left. The owners couldn't handle it without him so had to euthanize it. The public electrocution was an attempt to make money out of one last show.
Maybe the method was chosen for the Current Wars but I'm skeptical.

The wonders of electricity

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