[AusNOG] Power outage sydney cbd

[Curtis Bayne]

Ouch. Sounds like a nasty case of backhoe attenuation.

Then again maybe not - the arcing you would get if you opened a feeder
leg without a recloser to take them all cold simultaneously would not
be pretty (especially if it's HVDC feed).

These feeder lines aren't exactly thin/poorly signposted (you would
have to think to yourself: "damn that's a thick root")

-Curtis

On 30/03/2009, at 4:30 PM, "McDonald Richards" <macca at vocus.com.au>
wrote:

> http://www.smh.com.au/national/major-power-outage-in-sydney-cbd-20090330-9gu
> k.html
>
> 4 x 132,000V cables. I'm guessing rodents weren't involved.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens
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> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Power outage sydney cbd
>
> Twitter is reporting Zombies roaming the streets, so keep your
> chainsaws
> handy.
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-
>> bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Greg M
>> Sent: Monday, 30 March 2009 5:13 PM
>> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Power outage sydney cbd
>>
>> Yep - our offices on the outskirts of the CBD (Windmill Street) are
>> also
>> dead as of about 30 minutes ago.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of McDonald
>> Richards
>> Sent: Monday, 30 March 2009 2:07 PM
>> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Power outage sydney cbd
>>
>> And it's made the news:
>>
>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25263822-2,00.html
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of McDonald
>> Richards
>> Sent: Monday, 30 March 2009 4:58 PM
>> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Power outage sydney cbd
>>
>> Power out to offices in George St and I saw some alarms from gear in
>> Castlereagh St as well.... not good.
>>
>> Macca
>>
>> -----
>>
>>
>> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Bevan Slattery
>> Sent: Monday, 30 March 2009 4:56 PM
>> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>> Subject: [AusNOG] Power outage sydney cbd
>>
>> Anyone have more info. Stuck in swissotel 23rd floor no elevators.
>>
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