A bizarre sequence of events has got me thinking that maybe the economic damage that load shedding is causing.... is.... believe it or not... more sinister than we realise.
It started with my tv; and then my father in laws, and then my brothers. They all popped their tubes. Since the new load shedding cycle started. Two of these were less than a year old and both with 5 year warranties.
At the same time my aircons started popping. Three in two months.Technicians tell me that the compressors cannot handle the power surge and cook themselves. Two of these aircons are also still under warranty. Thank the stars.
Surgeons disaster got me thinking that if a substation can literally explode from current overload. is it posssible that these spikes in power supply could be responsible for more damage than we realise.
It started with my tv; and then my father in laws, and then my brothers. They all popped their tubes. Since the new load shedding cycle started. Two of these were less than a year old and both with 5 year warranties.
At the same time my aircons started popping. Three in two months.Technicians tell me that the compressors cannot handle the power surge and cook themselves. Two of these aircons are also still under warranty. Thank the stars.
Surgeons disaster got me thinking that if a substation can literally explode from current overload. is it posssible that these spikes in power supply could be responsible for more damage than we realise.