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display utility voltage?
Hi All,
Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in |
display utility voltage?
Bennett Price wrote:
Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Bennett Price wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T Hi, What's wrong using multimeter? Typically brown out period is early morning breakfast time, evening supper time. We do our laundry during the day on week ends. |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Bennett Price wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T Look more closely; some will display voltage |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T check campingworld. A lot of Rv'r use them to monitor voltage in rv parks. there definitely is such an animal. Plugs right in the outlet. |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T google is your friend http://www.modmyrv.com/2008/06/07/rv-ac-voltage-monitor |
display utility voltage?
Bennett Price wrote:
Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Try this outfit: http://www.murata-ps.com/cgi-bin/cd4...defaultPanel=0 |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Bennett Price wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T a Kill-A-Watt will do both nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
display utility voltage?
Tony Hwang wrote:
Todd wrote: Bennett Price wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T Hi, What's wrong using multimeter? Typically brown out period is early morning breakfast time, evening supper time. We do our laundry during the day on week ends. I did not want the fuss. I just wanted to let it hang in the outlet and tell me the voltage |
display utility voltage?
Steve Barker wrote:
Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T google is your friend http://www.modmyrv.com/2008/06/07/rv-ac-voltage-monitor Not bad for $16.99. If you really want to cheap it down pick up this multimeter from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90899 Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10e12 furlongs per fortnight. |
display utility voltage?
jeff_wisnia wrote:
Steve Barker wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T google is your friend http://www.modmyrv.com/2008/06/07/rv-ac-voltage-monitor Not bad for $16.99. If you really want to cheap it down pick up this multimeter from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90899 Jeff That's a good idea: Attach a male plug to the wires where the probes used to be. But I'd like to second the Kill-A-Watt. You'll find many other uses for the device. |
display utility voltage?
Steve Barker wrote:
Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T google is your friend http://www.modmyrv.com/2008/06/07/rv-ac-voltage-monitor Hi Guys, Thank you for all the tips. I never would have thought to look in RV accessories. Now I have lots of choices, including pretty LED models. I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. Many thanks, -T |
display utility voltage?
Radio Shack used to have a plug in meter, for about five
bucks. Swing needle for voltage. Google for "line voltage monitor" and find one for $20 at Walmart. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...i_sku=11742723 http://tinyurl.com/ykcyr2p -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Todd" wrote in message ... Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T |
display utility voltage?
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display utility voltage?
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:50:57 -0700, Todd wrote:
Bennett Price wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T Look he http://tinyurl.com/yj865kt Googled: energy consumption meter plug in Thank you for looking! Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. -T They also register voltage. You can choose voltage, amperage, and wattage, as well as KwH and cost. Mine is a UPM EM100 |
display utility voltage?
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:48:45 -0400, jeff_wisnia
wrote: Steve Barker wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T google is your friend http://www.modmyrv.com/2008/06/07/rv-ac-voltage-monitor Not bad for $16.99. If you really want to cheap it down pick up this multimeter from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90899 Jeff Standard multimeter - cheap as you can get, wired to a plug. Nasty if the wires come out of the meter, and definitely not "code compliant" like the UPM EM100 |
display utility voltage?
In article , Todd wrote:
I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. How much math does it take to read a digital meter? |
display utility voltage?
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:59:33 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote Re display utility voltage?: But I'd like to second the Kill-A-Watt. You'll find many other uses for the device. Ditto on that. -- I filter all messages from google groups. |
display utility voltage?
Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Todd wrote: I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. How much math does it take to read a digital meter? --- Is 122 volts greater or less than 115? By how much? What color is a volt? |
display utility voltage?
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:50:57 -0700, Todd wrote:
-snip- Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. If that's all you want to do then install a Uninterruptible Power Supply with an alarm. They seem to have cleaned it up now, but when I first put in my UPS it beeped several times a week for power fluctuations that didn't bother lights, or even the TV. If brownouts are common I'd be more worried about my computers than my washing machine. Jim |
display utility voltage?
In article ,
Jim Elbrecht wrote: On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:50:57 -0700, Todd wrote: -snip- Unfortunately, those are consumption meters. Rats! I want to monitor my line voltage, so I don't start my washer during a brown out. If that's all you want to do then install a Uninterruptible Power Supply with an alarm. They seem to have cleaned it up now, but when I first put in my UPS it beeped several times a week for power fluctuations that didn't bother lights, or even the TV. If brownouts are common I'd be more worried about my computers than my washing machine. Jim I wouldn't. Electric motors hate brownouts. My washer has such a gadget, but my computer doesn't. But I too wonder, where is the OP that he has brownouts? I thought those were so, like, last century. |
display utility voltage?
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display utility voltage?
On Oct 24, 6:21*pm, Todd wrote:
Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? *(No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T triplett used to have one Jimmie |
display utility voltage?
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display utility voltage?
Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Jim Elbrecht wrote: -snip- If that's all you want to do then install a Uninterruptible Power Supply with an alarm. They seem to have cleaned it up now, but when I first put in my UPS it beeped several times a week for power fluctuations that didn't bother lights, or even the TV. If brownouts are common I'd be more worried about my computers than my washing machine. Jim I wouldn't. Electric motors hate brownouts. My washer has such a gadget, but my computer doesn't. I suppose I could argue that I really don't care if the washer dies, but it would ruin my day if my computer did.g I stand corrected on that point. [near unanimity here is too unusual to go un-noticedg] But I'd still go with a UPS for my computer- for all the UPS benefits-- and an audible alarm if there is a brownout. But I too wonder, where is the OP that he has brownouts? I thought those were so, like, last century. I almost disagreed-- then remembered that the last century isn't that far back. I'm in a suburban area that still had flakey power 10 yrs ago. Jim |
display utility voltage?
JIMMIE wrote:
On Oct 24, 6:21 pm, Todd wrote: Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility voltage? (No luck with Google.) Many thanks, -T triplett used to have one Jimmie I've got a fairly nice (expanded scale) one here made by VIZ, but I've had it for decades, so I have no idea whether they even exist any more. |
display utility voltage?
Smitty Two wrote:
snipBut I too wonder, where is the OP that he has brownouts? I thought those were so, like, last century. We have plenty of power fluctuations here in Austin, Texas. Some are quite noticeable, while others are merely enough to trigger a UPS without causing much impact otherwise. I believe they come from a variety of causes, including sudden load variations, cars hitting utility poles, equipment (especially transformer) failures, severe weather bringing down lines, etc. |
display utility voltage?
Smitty Two wrote:
But I too wonder, where is the OP that he has brownouts? I thought those were so, like, last century. Nevada. Yes, last century -- we like it that way. :-) |
display utility voltage?
Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Todd wrote: I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. How much math does it take to read a digital meter? Makes me remember where too high and too are. |
display utility voltage?
Todd wrote:
Smitty Two wrote: In article , Todd wrote: I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. How much math does it take to read a digital meter? Makes me remember where too high and too are. Considering how low the R&D involved would be, sounds like a viable niche market here. A combo nightlight and analog voltage meter, with high and low markers like an old barometer. I'd buy one. (as long as it wasn't over 20 bucks or so.) -- aem sends... |
display utility voltage?
On Oct 25, 7:41*pm, aemeijers wrote:
Todd wrote: Smitty Two wrote: In article , Todd wrote: I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. How much math does it take to read a digital meter? Makes me remember where too high and too are. Considering how low the R&D involved would be, sounds like a viable niche market here. A combo nightlight and analog voltage meter, with high and low markers like an old barometer. I'd buy one. (as long as it wasn't over 20 bucks or so.) -- aem sends... You can get an el-cheapo multimeter almost anywhere these days. Plug it into an outlet and see if it reads between 115 and 125 Volts when power seems to be normal. Then just watch the meter whenever you want to turn on whatever it was that you mentioned in the OP. |
display utility voltage?
hr(bob) wrote:
On Oct 25, 7:41 pm, aemeijers wrote: Todd wrote: Smitty Two wrote: In article , Todd wrote: I am thinking that the analog with the red and green strips may just be perfect -- no math required. How much math does it take to read a digital meter? Makes me remember where too high and too are. Considering how low the R&D involved would be, sounds like a viable niche market here. A combo nightlight and analog voltage meter, with high and low markers like an old barometer. I'd buy one. (as long as it wasn't over 20 bucks or so.) -- aem sends... You can get an el-cheapo multimeter almost anywhere these days. Plug it into an outlet and see if it reads between 115 and 125 Volts when power seems to be normal. Then just watch the meter whenever you want to turn on whatever it was that you mentioned in the OP. If you have a modern UPS connected to your computer that talks to it through a serial port or USB connection, you ought to be able to set an alarm whenever your line voltage goes outside of parameters (of course, the UPS itself will probably beep when that happens and the UPS switches over to the inverter - unless you're one of those guys who has to have professional grade everything and you're using a "true online" UPS for your home PC...) nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
display utility voltage?
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:42 -0400, gfretwell wrote:
I vote with Smitty. Switch mode power supplies have a great tolerance for power fluctuations. Some are perfectly happy with any input from 100-250 volts without manual switching. ISTR some designs essentially pick one of two configurations depending on line input - i.e. if it's around 120 (US and presumably others) or around 240 (Europe). Such designs can still fry if the voltage isn't somewhere close to one of those two (i.e. giving it something like 180 for any length of time would be bad) Your basic PC supply still has a range of 100-150 or 200-250 depending on the switch setting. Yeah, they save a few cents on parts cost. Some really crap ones don't even have the switch. They also have a large tolerance to dips, and spikes. Usually - or at least if something does happen it tends to kill parts that are easy to replace. Although not always - I've seen some where the entirety of the 'hot' side and half the LV side has been taken out by a fault... cheers Jules |
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