frequency – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:30:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Plans to adjust frequency variations on electric grid could break appliances https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/plans-to-adjust-frequency-variations-on-electric-grid-could-break-appliances/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/plans-to-adjust-frequency-variations-on-electric-grid-could-break-appliances/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:30:52 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=10060 We’re here to help you! A experiment with the nation’s electric grid could mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers — and make plug-in clocks and appliances like programmable coffeemakers run up to 20 minutes fast. Then there’s this quote:

A lot of people are going to have things break and they’re not going to know why,

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