KRVS' transmitter facility located near Maxie, LA. was in the area of a tornado touchdown around 7am. Maxie is 8 miles north of Crowley, LA. A tornado demolished several and damaged many homes about 2 miles south of the transmitter. There was no damage at the site but power was interrupted. Our normally reliable generator did not start so I quickly headed to the site to repair the problem. Driving to the site was quite hazardous and upon arrival I sheltered inside my truck until things slowed down. Quickly I identified a dead battery on the generator motor. Several tries with a jump pack and jumper cables did not help. A trip into town for a new battery then installation of the battery yielded positive results. A total of about 3 hours of downtime is all we suffered. All the while our stream stayed running. Other tenants at the transmitter site suffered some T1 circuit interruptions but all in all we fared well.
Another day and another lesson learned...
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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