[Hammarlund] "Hammarlund Historian" site down?

[jthorusen at centcoast.com]

Greetings to Andy and the Forum:

   That's a long time to be without power... and especially heat!   I gather 
from your comments that you have a replacement breaker in hand.   If I were 
you, I would change it out myself.

   To do this, first call your local electric company and tell them you are 
going to break the seal on your electric meter.  (If you can't reach them, 
Monday will probably do... just so you notify them promptly.)  Then go ahead 
and cut the wire and remove the seal.   This should allow you to remove the 
retaining ring around your meter.   Once you have the ring off, just grasp 
the meter firmly and pull straight out.   It is retained by the friction of 
its electrical contacts and the retaining ring, so it should pull out 
without too much difficulty.

   Once you have the meter out, BOTH sides of the main breaker are cold. 
You can then proceed to replace it.   When you are done, re-install the 
meter and then close your new main breaker.   You should be good to go. 
The electric company should show up in a few days and put a new seal on the 
meter.

   Just in case you have a really strange hook-up, do verify that both sides 
of the main breaker are cold before proceeding.... but I've never heard of 
an installation where the meter is AFTER the breaker.

Good Luck,
Jim T.
KB6GM
jthorusen at centcoast.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James A. (Andy) Moorer" <jamminpower at earthlink.net>
To: <anchor at ec.rr.com>; <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>; 
<adamant316 at verizon.net>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:32
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] "Hammarlund Historian" site down?


Sorry - I have a nasty power failure right now. All my computers are
down (and the house has no heat!) Turns out that the master breaker in
our breaker box finally gave up the ghost. I can't get anybody in until
Monday or Tuesday. Sorry for the inconvenience. www.jamminpower.org is
down as well.

Still, that was the original master breaker installed when the house was
built in 1972. I guess 50 years is not that bad. The amazing thing is
that they still make that exact model! I managed to get a new one that
should fit perfectly (made in Brazil).
-A