The USS Lexington providing electricity to the city of Tacoma, which was left without power during the winter of 1929-30 due to a severe drought. (1929)
And now for something completely different.
Fun fact: it’s incredibly unlikely this will ever need to happen again in this region with all of the hydroelectric available here.
However, for certain other regions of the world, this could be a temporary solution in some scenarios.
Good info for the kids.
The SurgeGuard defends against dangerous under- and over-voltage. This is a good thing: electrical fires caused by bad power in an RV are pretty scary. It also protects against a few other types of problems plaguing RV parks and campgrounds: miswired, missing grounds, reverse polarity on single-leg applications…
So this week, our SurgeGuard has steadfastly refused to switch power on when the pedestal voltage is over 129v on either leg. Overnight the voltage here reaches 133VAC. Legs are out of phase–and drifting! And the park hosts say, “yeah, we know–we just tell people not to use their SurgeGuards.”
Do you really now?
Couple things:
– ours is hard-wired, and
– no
When you’re ready to leave -right now- but the exit’s blocked.
Remember, guys: when cycling, be sure you have on all appropriate safety gear…like, for example, your penis gourd.
the rest of me 