Major Magnetic Storm on Sun to ‘Bombard’ Earth on Saturday, Scientists Warn by Sputnik October 29th 2021, 1:09 pm

[HFS]

The electrical grid has been hardened for the most part to prevent any further issues.

Yeah but now I'm concerned about human error (including programming all these super smart computers).

 

[dennishoddy]

Ever hear of operation starfish prime? In the 60s gov setoff nukes in the upper atmosphere "Van Allen belt " to slow down the USSR.

Shame that explosion didn't happen over DC.

 

[dennishoddy]

Yeah but now I'm concerned about human error (including programming all these super smart computers).

I can actually address that.
Programming actually as nothing to do with what an EMP can do. The equipment and systems served by the controllers (computers) have to be hardened.
Edit: Back when I first started working in control systems the components were so sensitive to static electricity that you had to wear shoes that would ground you while carrying a circuit board across a floor, and have a grounding cable attached to your arm to bleed off the static while working on the circuit board with your chair sitting on a mat that was grounded.
Those CMOS days are long gone.
I worked in a coal fired power plant for 16 years that had an old control system that couldn't be affected by an EMP. Old school stuff. Switches, contactors etc.
Fast forward to now, the plant is totally rebuilt control system wise with a computer system that has zero access to the internet for one, and hardened against what could be an EMP attack be it natural or induced by man.
I won't get into details, but I can guarantee nobody in Oklahoma that is served by the company I worked for will have any effect from the solar flare that is actually going on right now. It's Saturday night, right?
Anybody having issues?
Your vehicles are computer ran. Anybody's vehicle having problems?

 

[Cold Smoke]

The electrical grid has been hardened for the most part to prevent any further issues.

Since when?

 

[dennishoddy]

Since when?

Answered.

 

[Cold Smoke]

I haven’t stayed in a Holiday Inn in a great while, but I haven’t seen anything in power generation that would make me get rid of my oil lamps. It’s been a couple of years since I was nut deep in the business, but the lead times on source level transformers was measured in years with JIT operating optimally. I’m not an an engineer, I just used to build out the machines that sucked the juice out of the flux field an crammed it into the wires.

The problems with the national grid aren’t found in the guys with double Es, Sysops or line monkeys. The problem is we have a coliseum standing on a foundation poured for a tool shed.

 

[dennishoddy]

I haven’t stayed in a Holiday Inn in a great while, but I haven’t seen anything in power generation that would make me get rid of my oil lamps. It’s been a couple of years since I was nut deep in the business, but the lead times on source level transformers was measured in years with JIT operating optimally. I’m not an an engineer, I just used to build out the machines that sucked the juice out of the flux field an crammed it into the wires.

The problems with the national grid aren’t found in the guys with double Es, Sysops or line monkeys. The problem is we have a coliseum standing on a foundation poured for a tool shed.

Are you experiencing any EMP issues tonight? Did you work in the power generation control systems at the programmer level as well as field level?
Solar flare at it's peak currently as we speak.
We have oil lamps as well as home generators.
You may have missed my post about tree's being blown over twice for two separate power outages two days ago.
Mother Nature has her own agenda so living in the country, we have a back up system.

 

[cowadle]

the grid in my area has been "improved" much since the big ice storm in 2000 and now the introduction of big wind. and i now have frequent outages.

i don't think the solar flares are that much of a threat to grid but i really don't know. also think the geo satellites and such along with comms and nav are probably most affected. but i think the elephant in the room will be drought and weather events most likely and these natural cyclical events will be used politically to manipulate policy. the sun is on a maximum to minimum cycle and if you are aware of it you can see how it affects everything from gas prices to groceries. interesting thing to watch but it is long term stuff to watch.

 

[Cold Smoke]

Just my opinion, which is worth exactly jack, this whole mass coronal ejection story smells like bear bait. We’ve been in the deepest solar minimum since the 18th century with corresponding polar reactions and weather variances. This doesn’t occur like flipping a switch. There’s been zero reporting on a build up of solar activity until certain parties have a need to stifle communication. Yeah yeah, my tinfoil hat is probably highly burnished but it’s been by experience.

As to me being an engineer, nope. Only been on the head end of a train a few times deadheading. I just have a propensity to wear out the 24th letter of the alphabet and study to fill in the gaps.

 

[sherrick13]

Thank God we survived.