Can anybody tell if this is good to measure the electricity from wall-outlets, cordless &amp; cel phones, T.V's, etc, before &amp; after you'd use energy traps?
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Yes it works on all of those I did it with wall outlets in my bedroom, kitchen, microwaves, radios, etc.
1419464
i don't think that will work as you would be measuring micro voltage , you may need a galvanometer
603197
Yes, that will work. The meter reading will indicate the value of the power source voltage. Instant battery voltmeter if that's what you want.
799879
There is a timer, but it just counts how long you have been measuring your electrical usage.
92401
Works fine for me in a house that still has several older outlets that haven't been upgraded yet. I would invest in an updated outlet (properly grounded) by an trained electrician if you intend to use sensitive electronics over a long-term in that location though.
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Like another write said....forget joules...look at clamping voltage and get 300 or less volts. This has 500 and is almost worthless since most failures from a power company transformer can hit you with 440 and that took out everything in my house including a well...surge protected TVs included. Luckily if your handy with a screw driver and a soldering iron you can change the MOVs in most electronics and the device with work just like new...or leave take it out and you have it working but with no protect next time. This strip uses movs and one hit and it will be gone.
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No, it is only a 120vac outlet tester. If you some how get it plugged into a 220vac outlet, you will most-likely burn it up.
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You can use it to measure solar power with and without the film, then use the measure as an indication for the film performance Without film should be somewhere around 1300w/m2 With a good film should drop to less than have this reading I do recommend this product
1592256
No it doesn't. I would suggest either a seperate meter or the system I use which is called TED. TED monitors the entire electrical usage for your home.
515695
I know this won't be helpful, but if it monitors power usage and finds nothing is in use, maybe it does. Even when it's plugged in the surge protector uses power. Unplug everything and see if it powers down.
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The controller is a simple reliable device and I expect it to work for many years. The question really should consider the parts that plug into the wall and lamp etc. they have worked well also, but depending on which phase of your power they are plugged into, sometimes they stop responding to the controller. You might have to be flexible as to which outlet you use. It's just a part of the reality of multiphase house wiring.
896985
Pretty sure it will not work for net metering. you might try the ted 1001. This will go both positive and negative for energy readings.
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it can give instantaneous readouts so just have somone watch it while applying your peak load, you can also see what voltage your outlet is deliveringa and at what frequency, not all outlets are equal and power company delivery can be uneven.
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Yes, it measures EMF from anything. If I set the meter to EMF and then put it down next to my cell phone (an Android), I see the meter increase as the meter gets closer to the phone. I also see the meter spike off the chart from time to time as the phone emits bursts of power for this and that. That's true for most anything that uses electricity, including other screen-based devices (monitors, etc.). The contradicting answers that you are seeing are probably because there are different types of waves to measure and different phones have different emissions; this device measures micro/radio waves and EMF. This device did measure micro/radio waves for my phone when I tried it, but I don't know if it's measuring the full emissions of the phone because the level registered when I did a test was very small (I put the meter down next to my phone and dialed another phone and stayed connected for a while). However, I haven't seen any consensus among scientific studies that those types of cell emissions are dangerous, whereas-though there is still some debate-some studies agree that high levels of EMF (around or above 4 milligauss/.4 microteslas) increase the risk of certain childhood cancers.
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Hi! It will give you the watt hours produced on the "source" site that flows to the "load" side. It doesn't necessarily require a battery, only be aware that it is reset to 0 Wh whenever the voltage drops below 6 volts, so you should hook it up (at least the meter) to a battery if you want to keep your Wh from the previous day stored over night. Also, it does not measure negative current, so it won't count Wh backwards, for example when you do have a battery hooked up and you draw more power through your appliances than the solar cells do produce at the time.
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I find it quite useful for my purposes: (1) to monitor my monthly energy use and compare it to the useage reported on my billing, and (2) to monitor power consumption when I'm on my backup generator. For this purpose, I purchased two additional pickup sensors and mounted them in my generator, so all I have to do is move the monitor from the house panel to the generator.
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Yes it works for testing GFCI outlets (simulates a 'trip') and also checks any other type of outlet for proper wiring (hot/neutral/ground in the proper wiring spot)