Re: (ET) ET Charges for Pennys a Day

["Raymon R. Ellis" <raymon10 comcast net>]

You are correct Dave, but my Kill-A-Watt drops out whenever the current
supply is interrupted even very briefly. Here where I live we can hardly go
through a day or two without an interruption in our power supply. I have a
UPS 650 Back-UPS connected to a small video monitor which beeps whenever
there is a surge or drop off of current. Whenever there is a beep you can
bet that the Kill-A-Watt memory has been lost. Maybe yours is different?

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave [mailto:daveb drizzle com] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:39 PM
To: PH
Cc: Raymon R. Ellis; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) ET Charges for Pennys a Day

my kill-a-watt meter will hold the data as long as it is plugged in to 
the wall.  the appliance doesn't have to be plugged in.  thus when I 
unplug my e-trac for spin and plug it back in later the data collection 
continues where it left off.  Is that what you're wanting to do Raymon?

PH wrote:
> Hi Raymon,
> Yes the Landis controller is the best addition to ETs
> in 20 years.  This is a great way to stay charged.
>
> Your are correct the Kill-a-Watt will reset if power
> is removed.  I mostly use it to determine the kw/hr
> for plowing and mowing, by checking the reading before
> charging and a day latter.
>
> I think 4 cents is a great value for plowing my 6,000
> sq foot driveway.  My neighbor with a smaller driveway
> used a gallon of gas in his blower.
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>
> --- "Raymon R. Ellis" <raymon10 comcast net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Thanks Paul for the update. I remember back in
>> August 2006 you gave me the
>> straight information on how to connect the Landis
>> Controller in my E-20. You
>> went so far as to phone me to explain how you had
>> set up your C-185. Several
>> months later you pointed out that 38.2 volt is full
>> charge when my startup
>> voltage had been moved to 38.5 volts. I moved mine
>> back slightly and all had
>> been well since that time with the Landis. I have
>> not been able to get a
>> long run with the Kill-A-Watt meter here because of
>> power failures. Some
>> said, however, that a small light connected in
>> parallel will keep the meter
>> on through a failure but I have not tried that.
>> Thanks again, Raymon Ellis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
>> [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On
>> Behalf Of PH
>> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:18 PM
>> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>> Subject: (ET) ET Charges for Pennys a Day
>>
>> Hi All,
>> For the last month I have been using a Kill-a-Watt
>> power meter on my ET.
>>
>> The numbers are in and for 30 days without snow the
>> average is 0.11 kw/hr per day or about one penny
>> based
>> on the local electric rates.  The Landis keeps the
>> pack charged for a penny a day.
>>
>> We has 2 snows during that time and the extra power
>> to
>> charge was about 0.35 kw/hr for each storm.
>>
>> I'm looking forward to the mowing season to check
>> the
>> cost to mow.
>>
>> Also Amazon is selling the P3 Kill-a-Watt for about
>> $23.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul Holzschuher
>> C-185 and E15
>> Cincinnati
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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