Grid fluctuations [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Brooks]

Drake,

Before you point the fingers too far, make sure your voltage drop on the ac
side is below 1%. You probably have, but I'm just checking. Also make sure
all your connections on the ac terminals and breakers are good and tight.
These problems have showed up in the past.

Bill.

Bill Brooks, PE
Brooks Engineering
873 Kells Circle
Vacaville, CA 95688
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drake Chamberlin [mailto:Drake.Chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org]
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 5:58 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: RE: Grid fluctuations [RE-wrenches]
> 
> 
> Hi Wrenches,
> 
> Thanks for the truly useful information.
> 
> William, the utility certainly should monitor the problem.  They
> claimed that they had a recording meter on line for a short time, but
> no one saw it.  The utility is not cooperative, and is a subsidiary
> of the utility that shut down the power to the Eastern US.  We may
> contact the PUC like Jeff recommends. Calibrated Flukes, we have.
> 
> Larry, the Fluke 125 Scopementer looks like a great tool.  It has a
> lot more functions than we need for this application, but certainly
> would be nice to have.  Maybe this is a good excuse to get one.
> 
> Blake, it sounds like you have a difficult problem to isolate with
> such rapidly peaking surges.  It seems unfair that you should have to
> pay so much to sort out the utilities's problem.  If it turns out
> that we have a similar problem to yours, and can't pin point it with
> cheaper equipment, maybe we could rent the expensive meter from you
> to help defray your $6000.00 investment.  Yikes!= 


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