[Boatanchors] More question on US AC voltage

[Gary Schafer]

 From: Gary Schafer [mailto:garyschafer at comcast.net]
 Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 10:01 AM
 To: 'Brian A Clarke'; k4pdm at yahoo.com
 Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
 Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] More question on US AC voltage
 
 However... It may not cost you any more to operate. The heater will give
 you
 more heat at the higher voltage and will cycle on and off more often so if
 you keep the thermostat set for the same temperature your end cost will be
 the same as before.
 
 73
 Gary  K4FMX
 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:boatanchors-
> > bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian A Clarke
> > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 10:58 PM
> > To: k4pdm at yahoo.com
> > Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] More question on US AC voltage
> >
> > Another maths problem, Paul?
> > Though your Watt.hour meter is used to charge you, whenever you
> > turn on an appliance, its resistance changes little. Consider an
> electric
> > fire with a nominally 2 kW bar. Assume that the electricity distributor
> > runs the voltage up 4% after everyone has finished cooking. If you
> > turn this heater on when you get home from work and turn it off
> > when you head for the pit, say, four hours later each evening, and
> > say you pay 10c/kWhr, then you will have paid 45c/week more for
> > power than you thought - OK?
> > Multiply this by the number of cold households your electricity
> > distributor handles, and what have you?
> > On the supply side, the electricity distributor has to pay for the
> > incoming suds at a combination of peak Volts and kWhr.
> > 73 de Brian, VK2GCE.
> >
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