Message-ID: <68b24596@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: Pickup trucks for city boys Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <1080mev$3fk4r$1@dont-email.me> <1081cin$3kivt$1@dont-email.me> <2W2pQ.10557$uCGc.6020@fx14.iad> <108428t$7mtq$4@dont-email.me> <108aefl$1n7i9$9@dont-email.me> <108hddu$3bl64$2@dont-email.me> <108leod$b9i7$1@dont-email.me> <108mli5$k17h$1@dont-email.me> <108moro$ktk8$1@dont-email.me> <108muat$m6bo$1@dont-email.me> <1qg3olxic8.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <108peh0$1a4vu$1@dont-email.me> <68b0ddb6@news.ausics.net> <108rv7k$1u3rq$1@dont-email.me> User-Agent: tin/2.6.5-20250707 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 30 Aug 2025 10:28:06 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 27 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:72697 alt.comp.os.windows-11:23324 In comp.os.linux.misc Daniel70 wrote: > On 29/08/2025 8:52 am, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> In comp.os.linux.misc Daniel70 wrote: >>> Here in Australia, we have a Three Phase Supply down the Street giving >>> 415V between any two of the Phases for heavy duty Industrial supply and >>> 240V between any individual Phase and the Central Neutral. Then we also >>> have an Earth lead as well. >> >> Except for me, with a SWER line. Just one wire to the pole and >> Earth doubles as Neutral. Very common in rural Australia. I do >> wonder what would/will happen if everyone on SWER buys an electric >> car and tries charging it on the same night, it's a lot of juice to >> pump through the ground, and if the voltage drops would it all >> start oscillating as the charging circuits in the cars cut in/out? >> > AH!! "SWER" "Single Wire, Earth Return". Forgot all about them!! Where > in 'Regional Australia' are you?? Western Victoria. Wooden power poles out here - mine's at the end of the line and they strained the support wire so hard to avoid adding one more pole in the middle of the last span that if you look at it from some angles the pole actually looks bent back like a spring. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#