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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Low traffic |
| Date | 2025-05-01 03:13 -0300 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <878qng26zh.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
| References | <vuo555$3hm82$1@dont-email.me> <vhh7elxdv4.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <m7dcagFiq56U8@mid.individual.net> |
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes: > On Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:14:55 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > > Apropos of nothing I assume the 'black start' went okay? If the whole US > went dark I doubt anyone would be online by now. I have a lovely image as a metaphor for what a chore that must be. I once was given a tour of a Canadian Navy supply ship. Bridge full of high tech electronics. Below, the engine control room full of both electronic and vacuum line (? I forget) controls overlooking the huge main turbine and ancillary turbine. Aft, a large room filled by two huge 12-cylinder (IIRC) diesel engines. These can supply power to run everything needed to get the whole ship up and running. Near by, a "small" 8-cylinder diesel, about the size that would drive a 40' highway tractor-trailer rig, running a compressor that can make enough compressed air to get the big diesels started. What do you do if you have a cold ship, nothing running at all, no shore power, no electricity, no steam? In a corner of a lower-yet deck, there's a (possibly antique?) vertical-single-cylinder diesel. Bolted to the bulkhead is a hand crank. You unbolt the crank, crank up the single-banger which generates enough power to start the "small" diesel which starts the big diesels which... I don't know how often they test-run that little single-banger to ensure that it still goes. The crank looked like it hadn't been unbolted for years. -- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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Re: Low traffic "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-04-28 20:21 +0100
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Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-29 19:18 +0000
Re: Low traffic Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-04-29 19:24 +0000
Re: Low traffic John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-04-29 12:58 -0700
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 01:39 +0000
Re: Low traffic John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-04-30 08:49 -0700
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 20:09 +0000
Re: Low traffic "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-04-29 22:41 +0200
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 01:36 +0000
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Re: Low traffic songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-04-30 06:16 -0400
Re: Low traffic Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-04-30 15:06 +0000
Re: Low traffic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-04-30 13:25 +0000
Re: Low traffic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-04-30 16:21 +0000
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Re: Low traffic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-05-01 04:45 +0000
Re: Low traffic Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2025-04-30 20:17 -0700
Re: Low traffic Peter Flass -- Iron Spring Software <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-04-30 03:36 +0000
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 19:59 +0000
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-28 20:18 +0000
Re: Low traffic "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-04-28 22:33 +0200
Re: Low traffic Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2025-04-28 18:17 -0300
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 20:00 +0200
Re: Low traffic Peter Flass -- Iron Spring Software <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-04-30 03:39 +0000
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 20:00 +0000
Re: Low traffic Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2025-05-01 02:52 -0300
Re: Low traffic songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-04-28 18:01 -0400
Re: Low traffic Thomas Prufer <prufer.public@mnet-online.de.invalid> - 2025-04-29 08:17 +0200
Re: Low traffic Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-29 02:33 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 20:14 +0200
Re: Low traffic John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-04-29 12:06 -0700
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 01:22 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-30 08:43 +0200
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-30 20:28 +0000
Re: Low traffic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-05-01 04:45 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-01 21:12 +0200
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Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-02 01:23 +0000
Re: Low traffic Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2025-05-02 19:01 -0300
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-03 05:59 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-01 21:23 +0200
Re: Low traffic Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-01 21:22 +0100
Re: Low traffic Thomas Prufer <prufer.public@mnet-online.de.invalid> - 2025-05-02 21:02 +0200
Re: Low traffic Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-04-30 09:13 +0000
Re: Low traffic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-04-30 13:23 +0000
Re: Low traffic Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-01 17:52 +0100
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-01 21:13 +0200
Re: Low traffic Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2025-05-01 03:13 -0300
Re: Low traffic Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-05-01 14:48 +0000
Re: Low traffic Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-05-01 20:50 +0000
Re: Low traffic Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-05-01 14:52 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-01 21:37 +0200
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-02 01:27 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-02 23:10 +0200
Re: Low traffic rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-03 05:47 +0000
Re: Low traffic "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-03 14:02 +0200
Re: Low traffic Peter Flass -- Iron Spring Software <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-05-05 22:25 +0000
Re: Low traffic anthk <anthk@openbsd.home> - 2025-05-15 15:12 +0000
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Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2025-05-05 17:36 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-05-05 17:48 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2025-05-05 17:58 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-05-05 20:20 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-05 22:55 +0200
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-05-05 18:53 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2025-05-05 23:15 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2025-05-06 02:10 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-06 11:35 +0200
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2025-05-06 10:40 +0000
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-06 12:59 +0200
Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2025-05-06 12:14 +0000
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Re: Cold starting power plants (Re: Low traffic) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-05-06 18:38 +0000
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