I do believe this is a new record

[I40Bandit]

I just surpassed 50, yes fifty brown outs today. Thunderstorm over head even messed up my battery powered atomic clock (was odd seeing it zip the minute hand around about once every 20 seconds...got a video). It's been so bad I switched on my phone as a wifi hotspot and am running the important stuff off the solar battery bank. Can't imagine every brown out spanning the last 7 hours is due to individual tree/branches on wires or cars hitting poles. Am I wrong or does the grid seem ultra weak/susceptible here in TN? Gotta love MLEC.

*Scratches note reading "NEED MORE BATTERIES ASAP"*

Edited July 8, 2019 by I40Bandit

[DaveTN]

Brownouts can kill electronics as quick as a surge.

I’ve lived in Murfreesboro over 20 years and the only power issues I have had is squirrels committing suicide.

[I40Bandit]

Yeah, already lost a TV, a fridge and a stove since moving. Stove was new and warrantied.

[DaveTN]

16 minutes ago, I40Bandit said:

Yeah, already lost a TV, a fridge and a stove since moving. Stove was new and warrantied.

I’ve never dealt with this in Tennessee, so maybe someone in the know can comment but…

I worked for a machine tool manufacturer. We had customers that would commonly have “issues” with CNC machines. In some areas the power companies guaranteed a certain amount of reliability or fluctuation. Several times I dealt with customers where we would contact the power company for a customer when we suspected fluctuations beyond the norm. They would either fix the problem or put meters on the lines to monitor the problem.

[No_0ne]

1 hour ago, I40Bandit said:

I just surpassed 50, yes fifty brown outs today. Thunderstorm over head even messed up my battery powered atomic clock (was odd seeing it zip the minute hand around about once every 20 seconds...got a video). It's been so bad I switched on my phone as a wifi hotspot and am running the important stuff off the solar battery bank. Can't imagine every brown out spanning the last 7 hours is due to individual tree/branches on wires or cars hitting poles. Am I wrong or does the grid seem ultra weak/susceptible here in TN? Gotta love MLEC.

*Scratches note reading "NEED MORE BATTERIES ASAP"*

Have the local power company come out and run a test on your transformer and inlet lines.  Sometimes there are problems with the supply voltage, leakage, etc. which can be worsened by storms and routine surges.

[Johnny Rotten]

all I got

https://youtu.be/EO_pIa4dWro?t=2

 

[DaveTN]

2 hours ago, Johnny Rotten said:

all I got

That’s what happens at my house. Minus the beautiful graveside service of course.

 

[I40Bandit]

I called the provider. They said I was not alone and recommended I shut off the main breaker and wait for them to call me when they fix it. I'm still waiting for that call, but things have stabilized, for now.

If the above were the case, a heck of a lot of squirrels committed suicide yesterday. I wonder how many squirrels that video poster has buried.

[DaveTN]

5 minutes ago, I40Bandit said:

They said I was not alone and recommended I shut off the main breaker and wait for them to call me when they fix it.

Hurry up and wait.

Easy for them to say huh?  

[Mark A]

So... if I maybe sort of snickered, laughed, chuckled when the squirrel hit the ground does that mean I'm headed south when I die?