K8MHZ
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He would kind of have to, wouldn't he? I don't see a way to legally leave it.
Proposed relocation of RF meter.
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He would kind of have to, wouldn't he? I don't see a way to legally leave it.
wwhitney
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While perhaps not practical, could one just land the EGC in what is normally the neutral lug and run the neutral straight through the enclosure? Would the (now supplemental) analog meter still work correctly, or does it depend on having the neutral landed on those lugs?To add to above, how do you feed this with a separate neutral and ECG coming from an OCPD ahead of it, is basically my question.
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K8MHZ
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K8MHZ
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I don't see that there is enough room for that. Certainly not for a splice, and pulling a neutral through the box (whilst the rest of the conductors are terminated there) would be no fun at all.
The meter would still work with the EGC only at the middle lug. The meter isn't connected to the neutral, just the hots.
kwired
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Plenty of room for a Polaris or similar connector for the neutral, only needs to have 2 ports.
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kwired
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How much room may depend on the type meter you have. Around here most all there is is OH/UG style that have wider cabinet, OH only cabinets I can understand will be more crowded.I dunno about that.
How about you do it the first time and I watch?
Thanks to all that commented.
The original plan has not been revised. The house is from the late 60s and is not built four wire from the service entrace to the sub panels. The intent here was to move the RF meter away from the wall of the house, not rewire the house. I will build a riser to a URD meter can for cubic area, up and down with a grounded conductor in the pipe and mount to the existing POCO service pole. Add one ground rod with connection to that meter socket and the meter location changes. The analog meter add will be to make continuity in the old socket.
Approved by the POCO, his risk does not change and the main disconnect does not not move, IMO.
I believe this is code compliant and achieves the Homeowner's objective.
Thanks,
The original plan has not been revised. The house is from the late 60s and is not built four wire from the service entrace to the sub panels. The intent here was to move the RF meter away from the wall of the house, not rewire the house. I will build a riser to a URD meter can for cubic area, up and down with a grounded conductor in the pipe and mount to the existing POCO service pole. Add one ground rod with connection to that meter socket and the meter location changes. The analog meter add will be to make continuity in the old socket.
Approved by the POCO, his risk does not change and the main disconnect does not not move, IMO.
I believe this is code compliant and achieves the Homeowner's objective.
Thanks,
kwired
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Now we have lead hazards
At same time the guy living in the house probably has WIFI, several wireless remotes for various items, wireless phone(s), etc. all giving him a higher dosage of RF then this power meter is:roll:
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Since we are talking about RF and not particle radiation, aluminum or copper flashing or even galvanized steel would work just as well.
K8MHZ
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Well, if the enclosure is already made of metal, how would adding another thin layer help?
I agree about the lead, though.
SOME RF has to 'get out' or else the meter would not be able to communicate with the POCO.
K8MHZ
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Now we have lead hazards
At same time the guy living in the house probably has WIFI, several wireless remotes for various items, wireless phone(s), etc. all giving him a higher dosage of RF then this power meter is:roll:
I agree. They will get more RF exposure in a crowd where people are using cell phones than they ever would by simply having a smart meter transmit in the MW range for a few seconds a day.
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