1 edit | A BPL test I want to see.
What happens to a home receiving Internet service via a BPL modem that connects to a home computer.Using high-speed signal arrives at a "bridge"or "tap" mounted on a nearby utility pole and goes into the home through a special electric meter.Were that bridge or tap to fail.?
How many volts will suddenly be available at every single wall outlet in the house.? Me not knowing that much, would say you house suddenly goes "poof" into flames.As it's only one ten wiring.I say all your 220 wiring,appliances,circut breakers won't take that incoming voltage as well.
That is the test I want to see run a few dozen times to ensure safety.I think BPL needs 11,000 volts or more to live up to its promises.Not 100% sure on that.To have that much voltage in the event of a bridge failure.Me thinks one would be lucky to get out alive.
Will one need to wire one's house with 3phase electrical equipment? |
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| In theory, your main breaker would fail, saving your house.
The wiring of BPL *should* use a much lower guage wire to step down from behind your transformer to your home wire. That will offer some protection, dont know how much tho. |
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In theory, your main breaker would fail, saving your house.
The wiring of BPL *should* use a much lower guage wire to step down from behind your transformer to your home wire. That will offer some protection, dont know how much tho.
Mechanical breakers can't react quick enough and lower wire guage won't help as it would deliver the high voltage with enough current capacity to destroy anything connected to it.
However, personally I think the danger from bridge failures is not much to be concerned with. I think failures will be few and far between and if BPL ever takes off, it will be using a wireless last 100 feet (like Amperion) or be just on the low voltage side (like Motorola). |
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| Still isnt any worse than lighting. Heck, never was concerned about that growing up, would be concerned about this.
We use to replace our blown fuses with pennies just to overcome the hassles of tracking down a reason it blew. On hindsight, we were lucky nothing happened.;) |
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Still isnt any worse than lighting. Heck, never was concerned about that growing up, would be concerned about this.
We use to replace our blown fuses with pennies just to overcome the hassles of tracking down a reason it blew. On hindsight, we were lucky nothing happened.;)
LOL I remember those days  I agree with your hindsight observation. |
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