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October 8, 2019, 09:30 PM #1
Possible power outage for next two days
Here in Northern CA it is fire season, and our power company has caused some major fires the last few years. Since they are being sued, and have declared bankruptcy due to those fires they are into overkill trying to not start anymore fires. So, at midnight they are shutting off power to quite a large area, and millions of people, for two days. I am right on the edge of the cutoff zone, and not sure if I will be affected or not. To be on the safe side I am listening to the stereo, and drinking beer tonight.
Bud
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Three 20 amp circuits.
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October 8, 2019, 09:43 PM #2
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
In the same boat.
True to form, PG&E cannot tell me if my power will be shut off or not.
I should add that my sister and her family lost their home in the Camp Fire in Paradise last year because PG&E CEO, Geisha Williams, decided NOT to turn the power off in Butte County last November 8 after PG&E issued 17 days of warning of pre-emptive outages.
Why Geisha Williams is not in prison for criminal negligence remains a mystery to me.
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October 8, 2019, 10:17 PM #3
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Stay safe all. We have been out of our home for a week because of the Decker Fire which is still burning near our Colorado home. Due to very hard work by 900 firefighters we will be able to return home tomorrow AM.
Tom
Audio:
Amati Futura Mains
Amati Homage VOX Center,
Proac Response 1sc Rears,
Three MC2301's for L,C,R
MC 602 for the rears
C 1100, MX 151, MCD 1100, MR 77
Nottingham Dais with Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation
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October 8, 2019, 10:39 PM #4Avanti Audio
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October 8, 2019, 10:49 PM #5
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Thanks Mike. Reading between the lines in the USFS evacuee briefings I was thinking Friday, so this is great news. We are holed up at a friend’s house and so our situation has been pretty good. It will be nice to be home.
Tom
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Amati Futura Mains
Amati Homage VOX Center,
Proac Response 1sc Rears,
Three MC2301's for L,C,R
MC 602 for the rears
C 1100, MX 151, MCD 1100, MR 77
Nottingham Dais with Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation
SurfacePro 3, JRiver, WW Starlight Platinum USB, Schiit Yggdrasil, Benchmark DAC3 HGC
Video:
MX 151, OppO BDP-95, JVC RS-500 DILA projector, 106" diagonal Stewart Luxus Screenwall Deluxe with Studiotek 130 G3 material.
Lake House:
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OnDeck:
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October 8, 2019, 10:52 PM #6
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Yes, it is great you can soon return home. Although this is a subject for another thread, I suspect these fire issues are only going to get worse as the years go by.
Bud
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD
Pass XP-22 pre, X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers, SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR for source, Denali 2000 (2) for amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson four shelf maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
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October 8, 2019, 10:54 PM #7
Possible power outage for next two days
Wow, I have not heard about any of this. I would think fire season was behind us by a month or so. I know lots of the country is still hot, but mainly East/South East
And shutting off power?
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Speakers: Wilson Alexias
Cabling: Nordost Leif, Norse, V2 and Odin
Power and Isolation: Audio-Ultra Home & Room Power Foundation Performance Package with StromTank S1000 | HRS
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October 8, 2019, 11:15 PM #8
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October 8, 2019, 11:15 PM #9
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October 8, 2019, 11:34 PM #10
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Source Analog: Kuzma Stabi R w/4point 11 arm | Kuzma 50 Cartridge
Source Digital: Aurender N10 | Brinkmann Nyquist MK II
Amplification: Dan D’Agostino Momentum HD and M400’s | Boulder 508
Speakers: Wilson Alexias
Cabling: Nordost Leif, Norse, V2 and Odin
Power and Isolation: Audio-Ultra Home & Room Power Foundation Performance Package with StromTank S1000 | HRS
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October 8, 2019, 11:54 PM #11
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October 9, 2019, 12:13 AM #12
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Made the pre-news.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/us/pg...nia/index.htmlBud
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD
Pass XP-22 pre, X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers, SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR for source, Denali 2000 (2) for amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson four shelf maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
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October 9, 2019, 09:38 AM #13
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Thanks everyone for your kind wishes. It will be great to be back home.
I really feel for all my friends in California. Love or hate PG&E they are in a no win situation. The PUC and public won’t let them build infrastructure and while they are really focused on conservation the existing grid infrastructure cannot handle peak demand so critical infrastructure is breaking.Tom
Audio:
Amati Futura Mains
Amati Homage VOX Center,
Proac Response 1sc Rears,
Three MC2301's for L,C,R
MC 602 for the rears
C 1100, MX 151, MCD 1100, MR 77
Nottingham Dais with Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation
SurfacePro 3, JRiver, WW Starlight Platinum USB, Schiit Yggdrasil, Benchmark DAC3 HGC
Video:
MX 151, OppO BDP-95, JVC RS-500 DILA projector, 106" diagonal Stewart Luxus Screenwall Deluxe with Studiotek 130 G3 material.
Lake House:
Ohm F, MC 275V, C2300, MR 80, Rega P3
OnDeck:
McIntosh MAC 4300v
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October 9, 2019, 11:14 AM #14
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Jim
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October 9, 2019, 12:31 PM #15
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Stay safe everyone and I hope you all can get back to business as usual quickly.
Doug
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October 9, 2019, 02:08 PM #16
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Be safe on the west coast. Unfortunate challenges with drought, fires and now power to prevent more fires.
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Mike
Amplification: MBL 6010D, MBL 9008A Monos
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Phono Pre: Pass XP-27
Digital: Esoteric N01XD Esoteric K05
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Conditioner: Shunyata Triton 3
Power Cables: Shunyata Sigma 1 & 2, Alpha 2, Delta and Venom
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Rack: Artesania Exoteryc
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October 10, 2019, 06:12 PM #17
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Well, the power went out where I live in Five Canyons in Castro Valley last night, right before midnight. Its still off, 15 hours later and we have virtually no idea when it will go back on. The irony here is the power was shut off for predicted high winds (putting PG&E's crumbling infrastructure at potential risk for a downed power line) and...there is virtually no wind. Wind maps show a wind presently of up to...2 mph.
After the devastating Tubbs and Atlas fires that ravaged Sonoma and Napa Counties in 2017 and the Camp Fire that devastated Paradise (and burned my sister's home to the ground) in November 2018, PG&E has "hardened" only 100 miles of power lines and towers in 10 months. They had a target of a whopping 150 miles for 2019. And they have...24,000 miles of lines and towers across California. At this rate it will take them....~160-200 years to complete this work.
Meanwhile, PG&E plans to pay top excecutives $11,000,000 in...bonuses this year.
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October 10, 2019, 07:01 PM #18
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Mine never went off, but around me it did. I think it is coming back on now. At least that is what I am reading on Nextdoor.
I suspect this is part of a PG&E strategy to get legislation that exempts them from any damages due to electrical caused fires. Inconvenience enough people, and it might work.Bud
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD
Pass XP-22 pre, X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers, SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR for source, Denali 2000 (2) for amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson four shelf maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
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October 10, 2019, 08:27 PM #19
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Hang in there guys. Not a good situation.
in addition to the impact to homes, I wonder about the impact to the wine country. It is harvest time and power is critical for the vineyards to crush and process the fruit._______________
Mike
Amplification: MBL 6010D, MBL 9008A Monos
Analog: Kuzma R, Kuzma 4Point (11”), MSL Ultra Eminent EX
Phono Pre: Pass XP-27
Digital: Esoteric N01XD Esoteric K05
Speakers: MBL 101E MKII
Subwoofers: REL Carbon Specials
Conditioner: Shunyata Triton 3
Power Cables: Shunyata Sigma 1 & 2, Alpha 2, Delta and Venom
ICs and SCs: Wireworld Platinum 8
Rack: Artesania Exoteryc
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October 10, 2019, 09:30 PM #20
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October 10, 2019, 10:48 PM #21
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Power came back on at 7:30 PM; almost 20 hours after it went off.
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October 11, 2019, 09:05 AM #22
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
PG&E said this will be the new normal for CA. Expect to have widespread power outages for undetermined periods of time when the winds blow.
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October 11, 2019, 11:41 AM #23
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October 11, 2019, 12:28 PM #24
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October 12, 2019, 04:11 AM #26
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The whole thing is a mess.
I would be real hesitant to turn on my system, day depending and make sure everything is off and unplugged
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Source Digital: Aurender N10 | Brinkmann Nyquist MK II
Amplification: Dan D’Agostino Momentum HD and M400’s | Boulder 508
Speakers: Wilson Alexias
Cabling: Nordost Leif, Norse, V2 and Odin
Power and Isolation: Audio-Ultra Home & Room Power Foundation Performance Package with StromTank S1000 | HRS
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October 12, 2019, 02:31 PM #27
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Living in a remote sparsely populated part of Northern California, at the end of the PG&E line, our power goes out several times a year, usually due to winter storms. I have a 8kw Kubota diesel generator that powers the whole house, but it needs to be activated manually. It does the job beautifully, and life goes on as normal, including the music, which sounds every bit as good as when powered by the grid. Surprisingly, PG&E did not shut off our power this week, even though they did in many other parts of Sonoma County!
(The solar system only works when connected to the grid.)Tom
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October 12, 2019, 02:36 PM #28
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
I hope you are all ok. Watched some of the news coverage last night. Wow. Very scary.
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October 12, 2019, 07:00 PM #29
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October 12, 2019, 07:01 PM #30
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October 12, 2019, 08:56 PM #31
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
Yes, crazy! It’s seems almost a part of normalcy as often as it occurs.
We all seem to have something, we are sitting on top of a massive fault, plus a Volcano, aside from the Junkie camps.
Insurance needs to be reviewed!
And as always, be safe!!!
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Source Digital: Aurender N10 | Brinkmann Nyquist MK II
Amplification: Dan D’Agostino Momentum HD and M400’s | Boulder 508
Speakers: Wilson Alexias
Cabling: Nordost Leif, Norse, V2 and Odin
Power and Isolation: Audio-Ultra Home & Room Power Foundation Performance Package with StromTank S1000 | HRS
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October 12, 2019, 11:31 PM #32
Re: Possible power outage for next two days
• Yesterday: https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/...utoff-disabled
• Today: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...vate-investors
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October 13, 2019, 12:04 AM #33
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Depending on where you live ... cost, weather conditions, maintenance/repairs, etc.
• https://www.popsci.com/why-dont-we-p...s-underground/
Comparison (cost) of overhead versus underground.
• https://www.power-grid.com/2013/02/0...st-comparison/~ Bob ~
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This is a 12 volt LPS....is that sufficient ?....I thought one needed something like 19/20 volts, especially if doing DSP, etc.
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