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Article #256Re: Two phases to house - loss of neutral
From: PeterD
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:13
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:13
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:21:08 +1100, Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: >PeterD wrote: >> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:33:40 +1100, Sylvia Else >> <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: >> >>> terryc wrote: >>>> On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:12:24 +1100, Phil Allison wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> Would the two utility meters correctly reflect the energy I consumed? >>>>>> **Briefly, yes. >>>>> ** Indefinitely, actually. >>>> Yep, that is how 415VAC is obtained. >>> But is it how it's metered? >>> >>> I haven't gone through the math, and I'd overlooked the fact that each >>> meter sees a power factor of less than one, so I can't say now whether I >>> think the meters would read correctly. But if there's a way of looking >>> at the problem that makes the answer obvious, I've yet to see it. >>> >>> Sylvia. >> >> >> Do it the old fashioned way: make a test! Can't be that difficult, can >> it? > >Of course not. I'll just get out the 415VAC resistive load I happen to >have lying around, and see what registers. > >Sylvia. If you can't find it, you can borrow mine... Oh, wait, too far away! <bg> Couple of (identical) resistance electric heaters, in series?
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