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Old 04-21-2009, 03:01 PM   #2751
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It's when the electricity supply isn't cut off, but the voltage is reduced. Caused by more (temporary) demand than can be supplied.

Extremely rare in Western Europe, but apparently common in the US, which has much larger distances on its supply lines.

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
what is a brown out ?
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