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TEAM EFFORT: The Fires of Canneto di Caronia

TEAM EFFORT: The Fires of Canneto di Caronia

RE: TEAM EFFORT: The Fires of Canneto di Caronia

I've seen stories about this a few times before. Supposedly the town was "rewired and grounded", at which point the problem stopped for a while. Apparently it has started again and now the problem persists even though all the electric power in the town supposedly remains turned off.

Maybe there's a (misconnected) generator somewhere that no one knows about. Or maybe it is time to sacrifice a goat!

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/9290795.htm?1c

RE: TEAM EFFORT: The Fires of Canneto di Caronia

A very high ground potential?

Jeff

RE: TEAM EFFORT: The Fires of Canneto di Caronia

The candidate most deserving of investigation is leakage from the nearby railway.


Mike Halloran
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DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

RE: TEAM EFFORT: The Fires of Canneto di Caronia

If the earth return from the railway has a high resistance through some geological phenomenon, is it possible that a heavily loaded loco could cause the village earth potential to rise by several kV relative to the LV distribution system?

Jeff

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