tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post2394836740398057050..comments2024-03-29T09:22:11.200-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Home-field advantage: Setting up the piecesEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-61016010470680160272020-10-14T18:15:50.432-04:002020-10-14T18:15:50.432-04:00Good planning. Funnels always work, because they a...Good planning. Funnels always work, because they are going to take the 'easy' way to the most looting...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-67291620540948305072020-10-12T23:06:37.913-04:002020-10-12T23:06:37.913-04:00Or, go out before the festivities start and cut th...Or, go out before the festivities start and cut them off high so OppFor can't pull the disconnects.Rick Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748076795783834112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-26867388197099030422020-10-12T21:21:03.423-04:002020-10-12T21:21:03.423-04:00Traffic signals and street lights around here (SoC...Traffic signals and street lights around here (SoCal) are powered by the local grid, if they are out it is a reliable indicator of an area failure. <br /><br />We are in a No-cut block adjacent to two schools and a fire station and we still have lost power for hours at a time. No-cut means we are exempt from rolling blackouts by So Cal Edison.<br /><br />I'm sure OppFor has maps to the local pole disconnects and ladders on hand to get up to them. If I was devious I'd add a small electric chain saw or limb lopper to cut off the operating rod as high as I could reach after disconnecting.Rick Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748076795783834112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-66157190329307973032020-10-12T20:35:57.172-04:002020-10-12T20:35:57.172-04:00This is where the writer of fiction has it easy. I...This is where the writer of fiction has it easy. I suspect that the circuits for the street lighting and traffic signals is separate from the general grid. I think dumping both the local grid and the street lighting is more complicated than described in the story.<br /><br />Lansing has a municipal power generation company, the Lansing Board of Water and Light.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-26626692086164134722020-10-12T20:33:49.308-04:002020-10-12T20:33:49.308-04:00Since they have budget, I suspect they will just s...Since they have budget, I suspect they will just spend the money and buy a pallet of UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supplies) from DeNial Prime.<br /><br />Other power options show up tomorrow.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-33410150447644045662020-10-12T20:31:46.011-04:002020-10-12T20:31:46.011-04:00Firecrackers show up Friday.Firecrackers show up Friday.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-68775680725831486622020-10-12T18:17:05.265-04:002020-10-12T18:17:05.265-04:00Now, add a Day of the Jackal (Bruce Willis version...Now, add a Day of the Jackal (Bruce Willis version) rig to the high school in a light recoil caliber so an operator with his head down can add real outbound rounds if OpFor starts thinking the snipers are fake. May also want to add a bunch of small firecrackers on individual channels to simulate muzzle blasts as well.Rick Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748076795783834112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-18108986740037165672020-10-12T13:19:49.444-04:002020-10-12T13:19:49.444-04:00I work with SCADA systems -- no matter how they a...I work with SCADA systems -- no matter how they are cutting the power, there is going to be an audit trail with timestamps, whether it's done in software with account credentials, by manually flipping a switch, or by unloading a barrel of half-full mylar party balloons upwind of the substation.<br /><br />As for how power is being temporarily dropped for the neighborhoods, Eaton makes what is called a "medium voltage disconnect" (where medium is 15,000 volts!) these can be manually operated to isolate just the power to a small area for maintenance.<br /><br />You'll sometimes see a manual disconnect lever on a utility pole, mounted around ten feet up to deter tampering...Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060283062436670301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-32070730789680180602020-10-12T12:26:53.617-04:002020-10-12T12:26:53.617-04:00My alarm system has enough battery for 24-ish hour...My alarm system has enough battery for 24-ish hours.<br /><br />As far as the cameras, you've given me something to consider. Maybe it's the door I need to sneak in some solar power.The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-37402473904703590042020-10-12T10:57:37.469-04:002020-10-12T10:57:37.469-04:00Conventional home security systems include a backu...Conventional home security systems include a backup battery, generally good for at least 4 hours (SimpliUnsafe claims 24). This battery powers the base (including cellular communicator), wired sensors, keypads.<br /><br />Cell towers also have backup powerfor about 4 hours (less if utilization is high), some have generators.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060283062436670301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-31944898287404814312020-10-12T01:17:28.527-04:002020-10-12T01:17:28.527-04:00Regarding electric distribution into a neighborhoo...Regarding electric distribution into a neighborhood, there are two different setups, basically.<br /><br />One setup is single distribution feed from the transmission lines. One line feeds the whole neighborhood. One point of failure. Attack that one distribution line, the whole neighborhood gets blacked out. A single Circuit. One main transformer stepping down to the distribution line, then smaller transformers off to the individual utility drops to the houses.<br /><br />The other way is to have the neighborhood fed by two different distribution hookups to the transmission line. Two circuits. So if one gets taken out by malfunction or by accident (or on purpose) the other circuit still powers the neighborhood. Most distribution circuits that include schools and medical centers or nursing homes are on 2 circuit distribution systems, because those tend to be considered critical locations.<br /><br />If the neighborhood is on the same circuit as the school, it should be set up on 2 transmission drops.<br /><br />As to how to attack a distribution/transmission point, either physically, by tripping the breakers manually or literally running a car or truck into the distribution transformer (oftentimes a ground mounted or big pole mounted unit) or the pole with lines coming off the transformer. The other way? By a dedicated attack to the computer controlling system.<br /><br />Unless the Marxists have someone working at the local utility control center and they're flipping switches from their main panel.<br /><br />You have me wondering how the Marxists are blacking out the neighborhoods. So I've given you some of what I've learned about distribution systems. <br /><br />Hope it helps.<br /><br />And I hope the neighborhood watch catches the bastards screwing with the utilities, or the Feds do. The Feds, by the way, really are very unhappy when people screw with utilities in a terroristic way.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com