These storm can really wreak havoc on your utilities and antennas. The other evening we were sitting at the dinner table and the lights flickered a couple of times then normal for about 5 minutes or so and then out all together. The crimp connectors between our wires and the lines from the transformer failed.
No trees downed no car crashes nothing noticeable at all. I cycled the breakers and a portion of the house was relighted. I took the covers off of the breaker box to check incoming power and when I measured from L1 to L2 I got zero volts. When I measured from L1 to neutral I got zero volts. L2 to neutral 125 volts.
I was some what puzzled by this and checked L1 to L2 again, zero volts. L1 to neutral Zero volts.
L2 to neutral Zero volts. I then realized that the power connection from my breakers and the metermight be at fault. I called the power company and they showed up about 45 minutes later. He pulls the meter and checked the L1 toL2 and nothing. He pulled up a ladder and went up to the connections reached up and tugged one wire solid, next wire came off in his hands. He got to work because it was cold as hell and he wanted to get warm.
What had happened is that the water inside the connector froze solid and spread the contact open. It was not just this one night that it failed. My noise floor is down to zero now too. It had been increasing over a period of six months.
If there is something I can do for you send me a PM.
No trees downed no car crashes nothing noticeable at all. I cycled the breakers and a portion of the house was relighted. I took the covers off of the breaker box to check incoming power and when I measured from L1 to L2 I got zero volts. When I measured from L1 to neutral I got zero volts. L2 to neutral 125 volts.
I was some what puzzled by this and checked L1 to L2 again, zero volts. L1 to neutral Zero volts.
L2 to neutral Zero volts. I then realized that the power connection from my breakers and the metermight be at fault. I called the power company and they showed up about 45 minutes later. He pulls the meter and checked the L1 toL2 and nothing. He pulled up a ladder and went up to the connections reached up and tugged one wire solid, next wire came off in his hands. He got to work because it was cold as hell and he wanted to get warm.
What had happened is that the water inside the connector froze solid and spread the contact open. It was not just this one night that it failed. My noise floor is down to zero now too. It had been increasing over a period of six months.
If there is something I can do for you send me a PM.