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Re: NEON- Building a loading meter
Steve wrote:
>Building a home-brew meter though economically practical, is not really
>practical from the stand point of just how important this tool is. As boon.
>stated 80 - 90 % of all transformer failures are caused by improper loading.
>Though we transformer manufactures keep on replacing these units there is
>definately a large cost associated with actually replacing them in the field.
>With the importance of proper loading associated with the ecalating costs of
>labor doesn't it make sense that we purchase equipment with some relative
>value. The meter I use in the feild is far from the best equipment for the
>job, but from a trully practical standpoint I think it is suitable and well
>within the average signguys/gals budget.
Not to get into defending "homebrew," but I sometimes sense an
anti-homebrew trend here. All parts I'm using to assemble my loading meter
were acquired from someone who builds them for sale to the trade.
Your points about adding a KV meter sound valid, maybe I should add one to
my "brew." Thanks for the feedback, Steve.
Tom U.
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