Go buy yourself a Kill-A-Watt...less than $30. Has several modes, e.g., voltage, frequency, average power, peak power,etc. and works great for the price. de WD7F John in Tucson
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Oliver" <tsoli...@tir.com> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:31 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Spinning disk wattmeter... >I bought some off ebay a couple years ago I think this is the same guy. > > I have $25.00 into mine so it would be cheeper to get yours directly from > him. > > tom > > http://cgi.ebay.com/single-GE-I70-meter-watthour-watt-electric-utility_W0QQi > temZ250505742954QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Electrical_Equipment_Tools?hash=item3a > 534e4a6a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ <wa6...@gmail.com> >> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >> Date: 10/5/2009 3:17:23 AM >> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Spinning disk wattmeter... >> >> At 06:34 PM 10/04/09, you wrote: >> >I have one that I use every once in a while. It works well at >> >determining the power usage of a repeater at a site. I don't want >> >to give mine away, but I would lend it out to you. I will want it >> >back, though. It weighs about 15 pounds, so shipping and the >> >eventual return shipment may be more than he wants to spend. >> >> I appreciate the "loan" offer, both from you and from >> several others, but I think that he (or I) will want it >> around for making measurements in the future. >> >> >I found mine at the dump. It is a 120VAC 15 Ampere, 60 cycle, >> >2-wire unit. I even got the box with it, and I put an AC cord and >> >plug on the box. This evidently came off one of the old summer >> >homes that are around the local lakes of Connecticut. Many of these >> >summer homes were very small and sparse, no heat not running water, >> >from the 1920's and up in time. Electricity was a luxury and they >> >did have 15 Amp services. >> >> That's exactly what we need - a four-wire meter (120V in, neutral in, >> 120V out, neutral out) at anywhere from 15 to 60 amps. And I've seen >> one that looked like it had three wires (in out and neutral), but I never >> saw it in operation. >> >> >Maybe a local electrician around your area may have run into >> >something similar out where you are? >> >> This request came in saturday morning, I spent all day >> saturday on a deployment, and not many electricians >> are in their offices / shops on a sunday... I'll ask around >> during the week. >> >> >73, Joe, K1ike >> >> Mike WA6ILQ >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2414 - Release Date: 10/04/09 18:42:00
