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What could cause everthing in an entertainment center to start smoking and no longer work?

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What could cause everthing in an entertainment center to start smoking and no longer work?

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Including microwave, refrigerater, alarmclock, and computer! E.H. ———————————- Take a look at my Philadelphia electrician FAQ page and Philadelphia electrician weblog and read about open neutrals. Deadly… Outside of that, you can consider: a] Lightning [if you have really poor grounding, lightning will go ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE!] b] Utility company error [wrong tranformer installed on changeout, wrong tap selection, …]. Anyone who shares your tranformer would have the same problem though, so ask your neighbors. c] High voltage passthrough at transformer [utility equipment failure]. Neighbors would be affected as well. Ask the utility company if they had a problem. Contrary to what you may think, they won’t try to hide a problem like this, if they are the root. It just isn’t in their interest. Fixing things like this [and they DO happen sometimes] is all in the cost of doing business as a utility, and we all just pay an extra 1/4 cent a kilowatt for a month to

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