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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
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Subject: Re: Line Voltage
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Date: Sun, 1-Jun-86 09:19:58 EDT
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In article <1168@well.UUCP> tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) writes:
>I had a similar problem and put a special meter on the line that remembered
>low and hi voltages which showed out-of-acceptable readings.  When PGE put
>a recording meter on the line (before the meter) they found nothing wrong
>even though my meter (in the house) still showed a problem.  They just said
>they're only responsible up to the meter.  I guess their recording meter
>is so damped that any voltage would look right.

Possibly you have a bad connection on the neutral wire.  If this is the
case, a heavy load on one side of the 220 volt feed will cause the voltage
on the other side to increase.  It's really strange to turn on a heater
and see the lights get brighter.

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