Heads up; Ontario-wide brownout tests Thursday Jan 19

[James Knott]

Tim Writer wrote:
> John Vetterli <jvetterli-zC6tqtfhjqE at public.gmane.org> writes:
> 
>> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Walter Dnes wrote:
>>>  A chance to see how well your computers do (or don't) stand up to
>>> brownouts.
>>>  The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is planning a routine
>>> voltage reduction test for Thursday, January 19, 2006.
>>>  A province-wide voltage reduction of three per cent will take place
>>> between 9:30 am and 11:30 am followed by a five per cent reduction from
>>> 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
>>>  See http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/media/md_newsitem.asp?newsID=2699 for
>>> further details.
>> I'm curious: did anybody experience any problems with their machines during
>> the brownout periods?  As for myself, I didn't notice any difference.
> 
> I was at a client's site and their private 10Mbps link to their colo went
> down around 10:00 a.m. Coincidence?
> 

Telecom companies have extensive power backup systems, that make it
unlikely for such a problem to occur in their facilities.  Any sign of
failure within the client's office?

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