Cameron; I was currious, how does your monthly billing work where you are located. Frank
On 8/12/2010 10:20 PM, cc...@dot11net.com wrote: > Three phase does not provide any more or less protection against > lightning. I have three phase power to my house...lucky me...live in a 60 > year old house. I, and one other guy on my block who still has three phase > power, both lost our AC compressors in a lightning storm on the same night > two summers ago. Everyone on single phase...no problem. Three phase does > have some advantages especially with efficiency with high current devices > like compressors and such, but it does not provide inherent protection > against power surges like lightning strikes. > > Cameron > > >> 3 phase metering (as in how much you pay the utility )is done different >> than single phase, I would check with your utility, also check your >> initial costs of 3 phase equipment - meter base and entrance panel. How >> I understand the billing in our area is, 3 phase meter has a needle that >> is moved to the max use and you are billed that amount whether the elec >> is on or off. Just check, it may not be important but then again. >> >> Frank >> >> On 8/12/2010 8:31 PM, Robert West wrote: >> >>> Putting together a new NOC. The new NOC is in an older warehouse and >>> we ripped out ALL the crazy wiring and the multiple electrical >>> panels. Total gut job. Installed a single phase electrical panel for >>> the retail and service area in the front but we have three phase >>> coming into the building. Electrician uncle Dude, 80+ years, tells me >>> that three phase protects against power surges since it adds another >>> transformer. >>> >>> My question is, would installing a three phase panel for the NOC be a >>> proactive thing? Advantageous against the great lightning and idiotic >>> power company Godz? (GODZ Rock And Roll Machine) >>> >>> Old location was all three phase and we never had one lick of >>> trouble Not one. Would this be the reason or would it be just a >>> stroke of luck, one that didn't involve the lottery.... Figures. >>> >>> Bob- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
