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- From: abbott@priory.enet.dec.com (Robert Abbott)
- Subject: Re: HELP! electrical problem
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.132203.22930@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
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- Organization: TP Performance
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- Date: 26 JAN 93 08:23:42
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- In article <BIRCSAK.93Jan25165914@cmpass.mps.mlo.dec.com>, bircsak@cmpass.mps.mlo.dec.com (John Bircsak) writes...
- >
- >Yesterday evening we noticed that the lights were periodically
- >flickering. Not on and off, but a single slight dim/return to full
- >every once in a while. Went to check the fuse box, and when I walked
- >into the garage immediately noticed a burned/electrical smell (like
- >when a fuse blows). None of the fuses were blown, however. I looked
- >around in the attic for gnawed on wiring but found none.
- >
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- I once had a similar problem. Turned out the neutral from the
- street (the bare steel cable) was broken. This will lead to
- voltage swings and some bizzare dimming of lights.
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- Robert K. Abbott
- abbott@tps.enet.dec.com
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