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Please be advised that there will be two major electrical
shutdowns in the Strathcona Buildings on:
Saturday June 4th, 2011 from 6:00 am to Sunday June 5th,
2011 at 10:00pm (inclusive) and again
Saturday June 11th, 2011 from 6:00 am to Sunday, June
12th, at 10:00pm (inclusive).
On Saturday June 4th, during the first 2 hours from 6am
to 8am, the entire building will be without power so that
electricians can transfer the entire building power loads on to the
Emergency Generator.听 Power in the entire building
will be back on at 8:00am on Saturday (except for the EM
Centre) and will run off the emergency generator for the
duration of the shutdown.听 The EM Centre will be in complete
darkness for the duration of the shutdown until June 5th at
10:00pm.听 During the final two hours, from 8pm to
10pm, the entire building will again be without power as
cables feeding the Generator will need to be disconnected and then
reconnected back into the new main building distribution
panel.听 Please note that during the first and last two hours
of this shutdown, ventilation will also be down.
On Saturday June 11th, as of 6am, the entire
building will be without regular (Hydro Quebec) power for the
duration of the shutdown (until Sunday 10:00pm.)
However, the new emergency outlets and lighting that have been
installed throughout the building will be in complete working
order.听 As such, after the first shutdown on June 4th and 5th
has been completed, we will be sending another notice advising all
occupants to plug equipment into the new emergency outlets
installed.听听 Then this second shutdown will proceed and
all equipment will be protected via the new emergency power
supply.听 During this second shutdown all remaining electrical
cables and breakers will be transferred to the new electrical
panels.
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These shutdowns are necessary to complete the transfer of power
from the existing electrical panels to the new electrical panels
which have been installed.
Please note that a limited number of generators are available in
order to supply temporary power during the crucial two hours at the
beginning and end of the shutdown on the 4th and 5th of June.听
Should you absolutely require such backup power please advise us
immediately.
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PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR EQUIPMENT
AND EXPERIMENTS.
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We apologize for the inconvenience these shutdowns will cause,
but are required for the transfer of power.
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Should you have any questions, please contact our office at
extension 7170 or buildingsec.med [at] mcgill.ca.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation.
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