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operationfailed t1_itoj0w0 wrote

Reply to comment by 685327594 in eli5: how long would power stay on if the power company abandoned their post? by larsattacks94

I’m guessing it varies by region but in the places I’ve worked in Canada the power lines are all controlled with circuit breakers which in turn are controlled by older electro-mechanical relays or newer digital relays. Also a lot of lines have fuses protecting them on top of that

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dbuzman t1_itpa5rk wrote

Yeah, they are wrong. The pole right by my house has a fuse on it.

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685327594 t1_itpjm45 wrote

Your pole isn't a high voltage transmission line.

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fupa16 t1_itokg57 wrote

This is Texas we're talking about remember. They're light-years behind having advanced technology like fuses.

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