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   moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)   
   news:o7fjft$sj3$1@pcls7.std.com Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:11:25 GMT in   
   alt.home.repair, wrote:   
      
   > Up the street from me, they upgraded a MV distribution circuit   
   > from a lower voltage to a higher one (13,800V I believe).   
      
   Have they been adding on to the circuits in your area? New buildings,   
   etc? What was the previous voltage?   
      
      
   > I've also seen the results of that type of surge.  The top of a   
   > pole broke in a storm and the 4800V MV distribution wires made   
   > contact with the 120V/240V feed to houses.  Two of them burned to   
   > the ground.   
      
   Ouch! I've seen this happen before too. Doesn't typically end well for   
   the building and/or the electrical system/attached devices inside.   
      
      
      
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