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Anyone got a news outlet link to this? Time for some good old ET blind speculation!
NJ substation on fire?
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Hack Work was obviously doing a service change today.
Okay, I'm gonna take an a$$ whuppin' for that one but I couldn't help myself...
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All the smartmeters got 'smart' at once !.......~CS~
And the radio waves destroyed the insulation off the service conductors. That's a fact because a certain insurance inspector had the lab report to prove it... :blink:
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http://newjersey.news12.com/news/fi...e-at-pse-g-substation-in-branchburg-1.6759589
"Equipment Failure" and looks like it may be a transformer.
Usually that oil burns pretty hot, going to be a lot of work to be done there!
Wonder if the same thing happened with it as with the other one I heard about from years ago... the fire snuffed itself out once it burned enough oil that the fire was inside the tank.
"Equipment Failure" and looks like it may be a transformer.
Usually that oil burns pretty hot, going to be a lot of work to be done there!
Wonder if the same thing happened with it as with the other one I heard about from years ago... the fire snuffed itself out once it burned enough oil that the fire was inside the tank.
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They went to three alarms for the fire, but over 30 minutes in they still had not been able to attack the fire because no one from the utility was on scene to verify the power was off so the fire fighters could fight the fire.
While you can never save the original transformer, adjacent equipment can be saved by putting the fire out, but the power has to be off before you can do that.
While you can never save the original transformer, adjacent equipment can be saved by putting the fire out, but the power has to be off before you can do that.
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Was that the one with the big smoke ring?
If I was on a real computer instead of this IPad toy, I could post a video.
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http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/02/large_transformer_fire_in_edis.html
I don't quite remember all I know is that I had just gotten home from the keasbey area about an hour away and they called us back because our customer was scared they would not be able to run their packaging facility that night.
news Link?
Looks like one of those 345kv to 138kv single phase auto transformers. Certainly could've been worse if people lost power.
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metr...way/-/11983044/23830584/-/wfpxlx/-/index.html
There Was Also This In NYC. Underground Transformer Exploded.
http://nypost.com/2014/01/06/fire-smoke-at-time-life-building/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/06/new-york-transformer-explosion/4343575/
Thanks!!! :thumbup:
That's our fabulous infrastructure at work:no:
BTW, I never liked modular switch board type units for MV feeder protection, in regards to the Medway substation. The whole section might be replaced (should be).
I like this post on that link, the PSE&G boys jumped right on it:
Jim Hughes · Raritan, New Jersey Sounds like Franks handy work : ) All Jippyed up.Reply · 1 · Like
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