04-19-2010, 01:58 PM
David,
Yep I could measure the current before the booster BUT that only tells me the total amp draw to the system, not the individual draw to the separate isolated districts or zones that I have (supervised by the PM42). But in retrospect, as there is no actual problem on the layout I likely was concerned about a non issue.
Yep I could measure the current before the booster BUT that only tells me the total amp draw to the system, not the individual draw to the separate isolated districts or zones that I have (supervised by the PM42). But in retrospect, as there is no actual problem on the layout I likely was concerned about a non issue.
Gary S Wrote:David, that is a darned good idea and worth a try. It is possible that the AC current on the power supply side of the booster would be filled with harmonics and variations in the sine wave current due to the loading of whatever is on the other side of the booster. These things could cause a regular meter to be innaccurate, but I think it would be a means of measuring relative current.
BR60103 Wrote:Eric: would it help if you measured the current before it gets to the booster device? This would assume identical boosters and that you could measure the prime power source somehow.
I'm assuming that the input to the booster (is that what you call the power unit for a district?) is proper AC.