>JD> outage is to stay on the generator for a while (at least 15-20 
 >JD> minutes to make SURE that the power company is back online. 
 >JD> Experience shows that they bring it back several times before 
 >JD> it's 'real'.
 > 
 > This is a good point. I've wondered about those apparent "surges" 
 > that come about when this is going on,  too,  and whether the 
 > voltages might be swinging a bit to the high side...
I know that the voltage often goes all over the place for a bit. It's amazing 
to me that the power company can even handle that tremendous surge as all of 
those refrigerators, well pumps, furnaces, and lights come on at once. So, 
I'm kinda helping THEM out, too. :-)
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