Trace efficiency [RE-wrenches]

[R. Sparks Scott]

	Todd and Jason;

	I'm assuming that you are using the menu item 4-Meters to calculate your
SW's output power. I have found that these readings are next to useless for
anything that requires accuracy. If you're not pushing too many amps back
into the grid, put your digital mulitmeter in series with the AC line and
get the truth. An amp clamp can be used for higher current installations. I
put a permanent AC current transformer in my AC feed and connected it's
calibrated DC output to an analog meter, 0-10 amps scale. Now I can
calculate output using current to the nearest tenth of an amp.

	-S

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