[Tech1] Hullabaloo and Custard

[patheigham]

I had to chortle at your reply. Chris.
Presumably Crystal Palace TX wasn’t affected
And I did have a battery powered set!
Pat

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From: Chris Woolf via Tech1
Sent: 13 March 2022 12:08
To: tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Tech1] Hullabaloo and Custard

Of course the provision of a generator to run the source material is of little value of the audience is also in darkness and can't view it;}
Chris Woolf

On 13/03/2022 11:52, Dave Plowman via Tech1 wrote:
IIRC, TC did have backup. It had two independent mains feeds, either of which capable of running it fully. But when one went down, the other failed. It would be very expensive to have a backup generator for the entire site. You could provide backup for just the network control area, but again expensive for something purely standby. Since it is no big deal for elsewhere in the UK to take over running the network in event of an emergency, provided plans for this are in place.
Thames TV at Teddington did install a generator big enough for the entire site. Tested every month. But was never used in anger and sold for scrap some 20 years later.



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