hardware recycling

[James Knott]

Paul Nash wrote:
>> 11Kv?  Isn't that a bit dangerous?
> 
> Yup.  You should see what happens when the 11kV sub-feeder "leaks" into a
> 220V line.  I had a UPS that went "bang" in a big way, along with almost
> every other electrical appliance (a catenary cable broke & dropped the 11kV
> lines onto the 380V lines that were strung along the same pole).
> 
> Doesn't happen often, but when it does ....
> 
> There are also case where poor folk "steal" power with illegal taps.
> Sometimes they can't tell the difference ...

I bet they soon find out!
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