On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:47 PM, David Hillman
<hillman at planet-torque.com> wrote:
> My house has standard residential AC electrical service, 100a at a
> nominal 120v. Whenever I put a meter on a circuit, though, I always
measure
> about 130v. Similarly, on the double-pole breaker circuit I just installed
> for my welder (nominally 240v) I measure ~264v. I have used at least three
> different (cheap) meters, all with similar results.
I'd put in a call to my electrical utility. That's a bit high,
assuming all 3 meters are accurate. If it is too high, they can
adjust or replace the transformer.
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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