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Chris Lewis
 
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Default Backfeed generator through dryer outlet?

According to Toller :

Geez you're a moron! My 2kw genny is going to power a 80 square mile grid
for a second or two? Do you understand the concept of "power"?


Who said anything about 80 square miles?

If my generator attempted to backfeed the grid during our last outage, it
would have put 4KV on our feed poles without any difficulty whatsoever.

Hint: the 4KV disconnect feeding our pole pig _only_, had fried.

In our ice storm, since the closest break was only a few houses away,
the generator would have probably managed to energize two houses'
feeds (people were instructed to kill their main breakers until
told otherwise) and put 4KV up on the local distribution segment.
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