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Hey the Lights are Out… Kinda: Single-Phasing Partial Power Outages

By Shaun May, E.I.T. Have you ever experienced a power outage where some, but not all, of your lights turned off, flickered, or dimmed? Perhaps your computer shut down but your refrigerator remained on? Did you check your electrical panel and find no breakers tripped (huh?)? The Wood Harbinger offices experienced this the other day.

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