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billethkid 06-17-2022 08:23 AM

Power "blink" last night?
 
Around 7:30 PM-ish the lights blinked and Xfinity box had to re-boot.......twice.

Anybody else experience same?

We live in vicinity of Arnold Palmer CC.

retiredguy123 06-17-2022 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2107328)
Around 7:30 PM-ish the lights blinked and Xfinity box had to re-boot.......twice.

Anybody else experience same?

We live in vicinity of Arnold Palmer CC.

At least it happened after Jeopardy.

NotGolfer 06-17-2022 08:50 AM

Yes, it happened to us. We don't have Xfinity. We have DirecTV and nothing had to reboot. Just a brief blink----the air-conditioner didn't even stop. WHEW!!! Somewhere saw where we might expect "brown-outs" due to this weather. Hoping (no praying) not!! Can't imagine it!!

billethkid 06-17-2022 08:58 AM

The Villages "management" could open the rec centers to those without power!?
:duck:

Bogie Shooter 06-17-2022 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2107328)
Around 7:30 PM-ish the lights blinked and Xfinity box had to re-boot.......twice.

Anybody else experience same?

We live in vicinity of Arnold Palmer CC.

Yes, same experience, same area.

thelegges 06-17-2022 10:13 AM

We had half hour, of no xfinity WiFi, not a big deal. Didn’t lose power for more than a minute. Didn’t have to reboot.

villagetinker 06-17-2022 10:56 AM

There were 2 SECO outages in the area just north of 466 and the area of morse, around 7:52 and 7:53 if I recall correctly.

Taltarzac725 06-17-2022 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 2107404)
There were 2 SECO outages in the area just north of 466 and the area of morse, around 7:52 and 7:53 if I recall correctly.


That seems right. Happened here in Lynnhaven, too.

Garywt 06-17-2022 03:14 PM

So in general when something makes contact with power lines the system will attempt to clear the lines which is the blimps you see. A third time means the lines could not be cleared and the power is shutdown until the item is physically removed.

Nucky 06-17-2022 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2107328)
Around 7:30 PM-ish the lights blinked and Xfinity box had to re-boot.......twice.

Anybody else experience same?

We live in vicinity of Arnold Palmer CC.

Same thing for us!

villagetinker 06-17-2022 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Garywt (Post 2107516)
So in general when something makes contact with power lines the system will attempt to clear the lines which is the blimps you see. A third time means the lines could not be cleared and the power is shutdown until the item is physically removed.

In general you are correct, depending on the utility practice. These are called reclosures, and the utility I worked for used Instantaneous, 10 seconds and 30 to 60 seconds. If the breaker tripped again after the 3rd try it stayed open. SECO appears to use a first and second try then stay open, until manually or remotely closed.

coffeebean 06-17-2022 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2107328)
Around 7:30 PM-ish the lights blinked and Xfinity box had to re-boot.......twice.

Anybody else experience same?

We live in vicinity of Arnold Palmer CC.

Yes, we also experienced those power interruptions......lasted half a second a couple of times. I'm in Mallory Square.

EdFNJ 06-17-2022 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2107555)
Yes, we also experienced those power interruptions......lasted half a second a couple of times. I'm in Mallory Square.

Yep for Amelia too. Maybe 1 second twice. Nothing, including Xfinity or our garage freezer had to be rebooted. The freezer is weird, compressor won't come back after a 5+ second outage. Have to power off then on (not this time as it was so quick). Manufacturer says this is how it is supposed to work to save the compressor. We have a Wi-Fi power outage alarm and a remote Wi-Fi controlled outlet on the freezer so we get notified and can reset if we are away. We have battery backup for modem/router so we will get notified if power goes out. Not 100% failure proof but probably 80%. So far, 100% :)

thevillages2013 06-17-2022 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2107328)
Around 7:30 PM-ish the lights blinked and Xfinity box had to re-boot.......twice.

Anybody else experience same?

We live in vicinity of Arnold Palmer CC.

Wonder how many Tesla (or other electric car) owners were charging their cars at that time. Grid will only handle so much:boom:

MDLNB 06-18-2022 05:36 AM

My power went off for a second or two and then came back on long enough for the router to reboot. Then it went off for about an hour or so. A neighbor was stuck in her electric powered recliner when she lost her power and couldn't get out of it until the power came back on. Imagine her panic.


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