[Shop-talk] Remote electric meter readout

[Trevor Boicey]

Doug Braun wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I always have electricity bills higher than I expect,
> and I've always wanted something that would tell me
> how much electricity my house was using at any given
> moment.  (Then I could tell if my air compressor or
> other shop tools were a significant contributor).

   Any clamp ammeter can be clamped around each circuit in your breaker 
panel and will give current measurements for that circuit. I have used 
my cheap chinese one extensively....

   Generally available on ebay for S.F.A, example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DIGITAL-CLAMP-ON-AMMETER-82372_W0QQitemZ290167843730QQihZ019QQcategoryZ11704QQcmdZViewItem

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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, trevor at boicey.com
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