Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!ncar!umigw!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!wb8foz
From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Watt Hour Meters
Message-ID: <1458@umigw.MIAMI.EDU>
Date: 12 Jan 90 01:25:43 GMT
References: <1115@rsiatl.UUCP>
Sender: news@umigw.MIAMI.EDU
Reply-To: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
Distribution: usa
Lines: 28


Most everything John said is true in the general case. Won't argue a
word. But this case was such that I thought it might fly. First the
(co-op) utility didn't seem to give a gnat's _ss what the power factor
was, except that THEIR supplier soaked them if it was too poor.  This
station was a long way from anything except a bunch of dairy farms,
including the sub. Their guy apologized for the pf charge (!) and
explained that our {town,leg,branch?} was already 'a problem' because
of the milking machines.{ :*}) While we were a big customer,
seems to me $10K/month, we didn't vote @ the meetings......

I would have dearly loved to mount those cans inside the starters, but
some spoilsport pointed out it was against the law to have two objects
occupying the same space at the same time..... (space was TIGHT!) We
looked at placing them right outside the Electro-center wall, but ran
into some non-electrotechnical problem, maybe other equipment in the
way or such.  In any case, we put them over by the utility feed, with
remote contactors to switch them in and out.

One chuckle. This was in northern WI. Forget heat pumps, and
a/c. On the other hand, a 125kv mosquito killer might have been
nice ;-) What's its pf????

--
A host is a host & from coast to coast...wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu 
no one will talk to a host that's close..............(305) 255-RTFM
Unless the host (that isn't close)......................pob 570-335
is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335