Hi MArk
On (29 Oct 96) Mark Tucker wrote to All...
 MT> I'm looking for some type of meter that I can put on an appliance that
 MT> plugs into an outlet so I can get a measurement of how much electricity 
is
 MT> actually being used.  So far I haven't found any in looking through a 
ew
 MT> relevant catalogs.  Any suggestions are appreciated.
Your Utility probably has a stack of GOOD used, sad looking house kwH meters
and will let you have one cheap, or free.
I used to own one..... I spliced it into a regular short extension cord, for
just the reason you mention.  Make sure you are competent to do that little
addition. The outility might just ask you that, they would not like to have 
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report on your being injured due to elec shock.  Cheers..ALEC
... ....Dead men tell no solicitors!
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