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    On 06/20/2016 10:29 PM, Peter Renzland via talk wrote:<br>
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        <pre wrap="">On Jun 20, 2016, at 20:31, Michael Galea via talk <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org"><talk@gtalug.org></a> wrote:
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        <pre wrap="">Someone remarked that the accuracy of 60 hz is good, and that over-frequencies would cancel under-frequencies. I would really doubt that they could do that to any great degree of accuracy. The grid is the largest machine on Earth, and there is more than just a single generator.
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_frequency#Long-term_stability_and_clock_synchronization">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_frequency#Long-term_stability_and_clock_synchronization</a>


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    around slide 40.<br>
    It does not give a specific number for the "dead band"<br>
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