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POWER FAILURE

BREAKDOWN OF TRANSFORMER AT WAINGAWA. RESTORATION POSSIBLE TODAY. Just when residents of the district were settling down hist night to listen iin to the news from London, the power failed and was not restored until nearly fifteen minutes later. In consequence, the more important items of the broadcast were missed. The i-oasvn for the power failure was the breakdown . of the Public Works Departments transformer at die \\ aingawa sub-station. Engineers and others worked throughout (he night and succeeded in locating the cause of the trouble Everything possible is being done to restore power fully at the earliest opportunity and it was hoped this morning («> <|o’ 5O ; q sann* time today. steps were taken by the Wairarapa I ov.er Board to easo the load ns much as p I'-sibh- and in the meantime the power is being carried on one transformer and the board's plant. It i stated th;,» there is a possibilitv that the heatmg up of the transformt'r by the sun, together with the • it,'.lung caused Ly the hsid. may have contributed to the trouble. It was found mcessary today to cut •■di the power m each Wairanipa area in -.urn for periods of 15 minutes, so as to reduce the load In Masterton the power was mi from ) 1,35 tn 1150 a.m. Befoie the full service can be -<•- j'liiied the Public Works Department has to carry out transformer tests.

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 4

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POWER FAILURE Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 4

POWER FAILURE Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 4

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