Bizarre clock behavior [RE-wrenches]

[Warren Lauzon]

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Most electric clocks run off of frequency, not voltage, so I would suspect 
noise on the line or it is not exactly 60 Hz. Being as it is daytime only, I 
would suspect noise spikes.

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Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Truitt" <atruitt at gmail.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 7:34 AM
Subject: Bizarre clock behavior [RE-wrenches]


> We have a customer whose clock radio is running fast by about 5-7
> minutes per day - but only while the sun is shinning - ever since we
> commissioned his 2.3kW Sunpower PV system.  The more power he makes
> the faster the clock goes.  My only thought is that the clock has such
> low resistance that a little extra current is running through it as
> power is being pushed onto the grid.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> Andrew Truitt
> Standard Solar Inc.
> 


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