Im not too woried about my Generators voltage now. Check this out we had just over 300V on our mains for over a hour before i decided to check it, after the wife says there was poping noises by the computer & a bad smell. We now have every apliance in the house that has a SMPS in it is burnt out & one fridge not working. At least our 2 laptops are still workin on there batterys as the chargers are fried to. Not happy, All of the town of Yorketown & surounding districts have been affected. Power is now back to 245V. Another bit of bad news the Surge protector doesnt protect this type of continuous HV, it only protects spikes of HV.
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:07:31 PM
Happywanderer said
04:06 PM Oct 30, 2011
Thats incredible. What a bummer. Can you tell me where you are to already be at 11pm today.
DeBe said
04:09 PM Oct 30, 2011
Sothern Yorkepeninsular in SA & its now3.40pm. OOPS the time on the meter should have been AM. Gues i was a bit flustered hapens at my age.
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:10:49 PM
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:12:57 PM
Cruising Granny said
04:15 PM Oct 30, 2011
Gee DeBe mate, that's an absolute bummer. Is there repercussions for the power provider? Maybe the windfarm was blowing too hard in the southerly. (joking). I'd be seeking compensation asap, after claiming some sort of insurance if possible. What are the customers' options in these circumstances? I'd be really interested in the options and the outcome.
DeBe said
04:20 PM Oct 30, 2011
Will keep you posted rang ETSA while it was all hapening & they are suposed to be sending Claim forms. I think it will be fairly big claim from the whole area as ther would be problems in a lot of houses.
Happywanderer said
04:32 PM Oct 30, 2011
Just thinking the same DeBe. The power company will be paying out big bucks. What a heck of a mess it has put you and many households in.
_wombat_ said
04:48 PM Oct 30, 2011
when you cliam, do not forget the stuff you have lost in the fridge etc
Gerty Dancer said
04:53 PM Oct 30, 2011
Wow! Its not only the expense of replacing appliances but the inconvenience of not having them in the interim. What a good idea to take that photo!
jimricho said
06:24 PM Oct 30, 2011
Smart move taking that photo, proper RMS (moving iron) meter too, so no arguments about multimeter error. Maybe contact your local media outlets as they (the supply authority) probably don't like bad publicity.
-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 30th of October 2011 06:24:49 PM
DeBe said
07:06 PM Oct 30, 2011
ETSA dont give A, Over 50% owned now by a multi millionaire in Asia. Didnt realise the fridge had a computer in it. The surge protector VRS1 the green thing by the fuse is split, the fuse blown as is the little transformer. Have bypassed this & found the compressor works ok & the defrost circuit works, So I gues now is what its worth & are they avalable.
DeBe said
01:49 PM Nov 6, 2011
Finaly got the board for the fridge $180 & is now working. About to send the reciepts to there claims dept.
03_troopy said
07:44 PM Nov 7, 2011
Has that little flatpack IC1 got a hole in it, or is it just some white marking on the surface. Seems like just about everything has a chip in it these days eh?
beiffe said
12:43 PM Nov 11, 2011
I would have asked for a new fridge and then if possible then repaired that one for a beer fridge
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:07:31 PM
Can you tell me where you are to already be at 11pm today.
Sothern Yorkepeninsular in SA & its now3.40pm. OOPS the time on the meter should have been AM. Gues i was a bit flustered hapens at my age.
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:10:49 PM
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:12:57 PM
Maybe the windfarm was blowing too hard in the southerly. (joking).
I'd be seeking compensation asap, after claiming some sort of insurance if possible.
What are the customers' options in these circumstances?
I'd be really interested in the options and the outcome.
Will keep you posted rang ETSA while it was all hapening & they are suposed to be sending Claim forms. I think it will be fairly big claim from the whole area as ther would be problems in a lot of houses.
when you cliam, do not forget the stuff you have lost in the fridge etc
Smart move taking that photo, proper RMS (moving iron) meter too, so no arguments about multimeter error. Maybe contact your local media outlets as they (the supply authority) probably don't like bad publicity.
-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 30th of October 2011 06:24:49 PM
Finaly got the board for the fridge $180 & is now working. About to send the reciepts to there claims dept.
Has that little flatpack IC1 got a hole in it, or is it just some white marking on the surface. Seems like just about everything has a chip in it these days eh?
Regards
Brian