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Originally Posted by cattywampus

The Sun is always shining. Sometimes we just can not see it.

A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) produces a magnetic shockwave
that extends Billions of miles out into space.

When the Earth enters into the Path of the Shockwave, the magnetic field
on Earth may react.
Earth could enter the path even when
our small portion of the Earth is in Darkness.

When we are Dark at 0138 hours, much of the Earth is in broad daylight

The Magnetic Field can induce Electricity and cause any
COnductor to become an INductor .

The CME contains X-RAYS and Gamma Rays.

These Rays can ( and do) strip Electrons from Metal Components.
This process is called ionizing as the electrons break free from
the metal. This could cause "shorting out" .

True. Except it it is much less likely to occur when the bulk of the planet is between us and the sun.