ggunn
PE (Electrical), NABCEP certified
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer - Photovoltaic Systems
... and she told me that ever since the electrical storm the other day which shut down the grid and caused her genset to come on, every time she turns on a light switch or appliance, a crackling sound emanates from the speakers of her stereo system. According to her, it never happened before the storm. Could something in the ATS, like maybe it didn't close its contacts well enough after the grid came back, be causing this? The generator isn't still running; I verified that much. She lives 300 miles from me, so I couldn't just run over and check it out myself. I told her to call the folks that installed her genset and tell them what she is hearing.