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anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoThe breakers at transformers in each neighborhood would surely trip before frying a house I would think.
They go whenever a tree comes down near our street anyway.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
The voltages involved are more likely to cause the transformers to explode rather than just tripping the breakers.