Tony was afraid that heavy snow around and on the generator would prevent it from running. We agreed that snow around the intake side of the generator cover would choke it for air. If massive snow drifts covered the aft end, where the hot exhaust exited, would that affect anything? I proposed that the hot exhaust would quickly form a port. Still, what if there was significant snow, say, 1 metre? What then? Well... we hacked a solution. We've helped the unit breath in and breath out. We also accommodated for the generator cooling inlet.
It was, once again, non-trivial getting to the CAO. There was now about half a metre or more of snow on the ground. With the intense south winds, there were a lot of drifts.
I checked over the computers while there. Everything was working well although the new hard disk started squealing again... Sheesh. Sounds like a disk crash! Ugh.
I reviewed the uninterruptible power supply log. Huh! No failures in the last week... I had expected to see something here. Particularly given the problems with our ISP/WPP and the Hydro One reports for the area.
Regardless, we simultated a utility failure. Wow. That generator is cool!
I remembered to nab the Windows XP Pro CDs before departing... Will come in handy as I refresh the computers from Adam...
On the way out, we were passed by a local utility crew. They had a snow cat! They were heading east, up the "unpassable" route, clearing out bowed branches and felled trees. We caught up with them and asked if we could hitch a ride. Sure made it easier slogging up the hill.
Sweet.
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All photos by Tony.
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