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Title: electric flow meter
Post by big_all on Jul 4^th, 2004, 7:07pm

i have bought an electric flow metre
now it talks about correction factors
now thats me lost :o :o :o
could someone tell me what 78 x88 is 230v ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by Lectrician on Jul 4^th, 2004, 8:46pm

78 x 88 lost me

its not power factor is it?

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by big_all on Jul 4^th, 2004, 11:24pm

as you may have guessed nether have i
i thought it would say how many watts consumed
or how many amps ect[amp +volts =watts]ect
but i thought i had missed somthing

well i obviously have
perhaps if i turn the instructions the right way
it might help

the figures i gave is what the meter reading
for my computer �any ideas :o :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by Beanzy on Jul 8^th, 2004, 9:00pm

May be correction factors for temprature, if the meter is set up at one temp it may read differently at another. Would need the full context to judge.

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by big_all on Jul 8^th, 2004, 10:22pm

thanks beanzy

its only a cheep thing that plugs in
press a button it tells the voltage
again watts again amps again peak
ect ect you just punch in cost per kw of power
incidently it says my mains is about 200v ??? ???

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by L.Spark on Jul 8^th, 2004, 10:41pm

lol bA, thats pretty low - think ur meter might be telling some fibs ;D

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by big_all on Jul 8^th, 2004, 11:18pm

yep i think so too but i just though
if its under reading by 15% i would
just add 15% to other reading as a guide
im still trying to find out my computers
consumption im asumming its
stack 250w screen 75w[labled]
speakers 25w so 350w
1 kw every 3 hours

as all bulbs are low energy and my
lecy is only �14 a month before internet
ive allowed �18 after internet to try not to get
caught out
having trouble at the minuit swopped scottish power
to powergen taken nearly 3 months not to swop
as they argue it out im getting no bills
as im paying by so not to worried but dont like
being behind[ oohh er misses] :o :o

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by L.Spark on Jul 9^th, 2004, 12:16am

and id like to take this moment to say my screen is 7w *smug look* ;D

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by big_all on Jul 9^th, 2004, 12:27am

yeh ok l s

i can be smug to >:( 8)
but you dont see much on standby ;D ;D

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by L.Spark on Jul 9^th, 2004, 12:36am

haha lol, but standby is 4w ;)

:D ;D :D ;D

Title: Re: electric flow meter
Post by big_all on Jul 9^th, 2004, 12:55am

i think ill just turn off the computer and see
how much power it