Re: The Insane Operator has struck again

even with 'preferred' status, and dual independent feeds, hospitals are  
required to have enough internal generating capacity (and  auto start/transfer 
capacity within 30 seconds) to handle 'critical  life safety' needs (for at 
least 8 hours, IIRC). this would include power to run  ventilators, 
monitors, minimal lighting, and often at least one elevator.
 
And as several hurricanes (and flooding along the Miss/MO/OH  system) have 
demonstrated, it is NOT a good idea to have all of your  generators in the 
basement.
 
ck
 
 
In a message dated 6/3/2010 00:25:20 Central Daylight Time,  
[email protected] writes:

 
I worked at this Nation's largest municipal utility.

It was  considered a "preferred" installation, much as police, fire 
and hospitals,  and we had no reason to employ a generator.

Our headquarters building,  where all our mainframes were located, had 
two independent 34.5 kV feeders  from two different distribution 
stations.

Even during the three  major earthquakes which devastated portions of 
L.A. during my employment  there, we never had as much as a glitch at 
my residence in the Brentwood  District, nor at my place of employment 
at 111 N. Hope St.

Nearly  every mainframe installation had the same opportunity to 
obtain  "preferred" status, all it cost was $$$, but most did not 
elect to do  so.