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Re:The Carrington Event of 1859 and the Potential for a “Miy... by hattmall on Monday September 11, 2023 @10:54AM (#37468181)
Don't modern transformers have surge decoupling devices? The same thing happens with lightning and long transmission lines and isn't that why lights will flicker during storms.
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Re:The Carrington Event of 1859 and the Potential for a “Miy... by dboreham on Monday September 11, 2023 @04:02PM (#37472853)
Yes but not the same order of magnitude transient as we're discussing here. E.g. a fuse isn't a fuse if you force a gazillion joule transient through it. Current keep on flowing. Same with shunt protection: it can't shunt all the transient energy before it vaporizes.
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