So Dave, is that how you became "sootydave"?
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 12/8/2009 9:36:47 P.M. Central Standard Time,
sootydave@yahoo.com writes:
Well i see the funny side of that.
In the UK electric customers used to put nails across the meter feed, so
as to have electric supply after the electric company had cut them off.
Dave
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----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Dr. David Kirkby <david.kirkby@onetel.net>
To: amps@contesting.com
Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 8:24:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Electricity costs
Steve wrote:
> I copied Colin's post about 110/220V operating to a couple of friends.
>
> One replied:
>
> "It reminds me of my Nan. She had this electric fire running 3 bars all
> day. We suggested that it might be costing her a fortune. She said, it
> wasn't costing her a penny since she had borrowed it from next door."
>
> Now there's an interesting concept :-)
>
> Steve
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An ex work colleague of mine told me it often possible to get some
electricity
free, by using the voltage between earth and neutral. These are tied
together at
the local sub-station, but at your house they probably have different
slightly
potentials. Making use of this, will not be detected by your electric
meter.
There's no doubt in my house, if neutral and earth are shorted, the 30 mA
RCD
will trip, so I'm assuming I could get > 30 mA, but the voltage is quite
low, so
I do not think you will run a 3 bar electric fire from it. Perhaps enough
to
light a few LEDs.
It goes without saying, but bypassing RCDs to get free electricity like
this
would have safety implications.
Dave
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