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Subject: Re: Domestic KiloWatt Hour Meters
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Re: Watt-hour meters

Yes, you can make them run "slow" by connecting a reactance (either
inductive or capacitive) to the line, but nothing is gained by doing so;
reactive power isn't useful for doing work, and you still get billed for
the "real" power you use.

Someone asked the same question in an EE course I took; the prof,
instead of answering the question, launched into a tirade on ethics.


Frank Reid
reid@gold.bacs.indiana.edu
"It's not my fault!"  -- St. Andreas