[TI-H] Re: AM radio
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[TI-H] Re: AM radio
From: "Nick Peaden" <nitrocloud@netzero.net>
> Oh, why don't electric companies every implement a plan on receiving
> digital readings on digital meters from their lines, that carry signals
> like x-10's
X10 signals don't usually make it through power transformers. The
signal on the line is a 1mS 100kHz burst. Most installations
require a bridge in the circuit breaker box to get X10 signals
from one leg of a 110 branch to the other.
Power companies do have alternatives for reading meters, some
fully remote, some just short-range wireless (i.e., power company
truck just drives down the road to read the meters of everyone
on each side of the street).
Generally speaking, if a power company is not using one, they
simply don't have the money to install it, can't justify the
cost of installing it, or just haven't gotten around to doing it.
DK
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