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Identify, Locate and Solve Stray Voltage

Wednesday July 22, 2009
Have your tank critters been acting a little strange lately, or even dying for unknown reasons? Are your corals starting to shrivel up? Your water tests are perfect, so you are stumped for a reason. It could be that you have stray voltage in your tank. It just takes a minute to check.

Forums: Need some electrical advice. Woke up this AM to discover my tank sitting without power and ...

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December 3, 2008 at 12:21 pm
(1) Adam says:

Periodic testing of the infrastructure is not good enough, since one second, something can be ok and just a few moments latter, can become electrified. The only solution to stray voltage dangers is to have the on site real time warning system called the Electrified Cover Safeguard installed on all street lamps, manhole covers and utility boxes. The technology makes a audible warning such as a beeping sound as well as a flashing light to warn people and pets not to step on or touch dangerously charged manhole covers and street lamps. The company seems to have patented the concept of an on-site real time stray voltage system. More information on this technology can be found at http://www.ManholeSafety.com .

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