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06-16-2006, 12:34 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Orangevale
Posts: 2,341
M.O.C. #49
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Dave... our Kill-a-Watt arrived the 2nd day after ordering just like they said it would. But the SuperMediaStore is in California and so are we.
Hopefully yours will come today and you'll be able to play with it.
Interesting hearing how different appliances draw so much power.
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06-16-2006, 02:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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Didn't make it today... We did have a package when we got home today. I, of course, was thinking that my "toy" had arrived. Alas, it was a gift from the dealership for my wife - a auto blanket. She loves it. Did that come US Mail, of UPS? If Mail, I could get it tomorrow (Sat). If UPS, not before Mon...
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06-16-2006, 03:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Orangevale
Posts: 2,341
M.O.C. #49
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UPS Dave.....
They deliver in our area up to 7pm at night. We'll keep our fingers crossed it comes today still. Oops! It's probably already 7pm or later in your area. Sounds like Monday it is then.
Don't feel bad.... I can't play with ours until I give it to Doug on Sunday.
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06-16-2006, 04:01 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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Maybe I'll hide Cheryl's blanket for a few days just to even things up a little... What am I thinking??? I always lose on those deals... Never mind - I'll just bite the bullet...
I know! I'll whine... drives her nuts... Yeah that's it. (Yeah, Dave Sprik. Good luck with that one, too...)
You guys don't mind if I talk to myself a little here do you?
And I appreciate you guys trying to make me feel better by telling me you won't use yours until I at least get a chance to get mine... Don't cheat now!
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06-17-2006, 02:07 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Escanaba
Posts: 113
M.O.C. #2332
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There's still hope, Dave - ours came by mail yesterday.
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06-17-2006, 03:01 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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Great! That gives me hope. I'll be waiting by the mail box today...
Man! I must have a REAL boring life...
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06-17-2006, 04:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Ours was usps also..took 3 days..
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06-17-2006, 06:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Cumming
Posts: 2,820
M.O.C. #919
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After reading this thread and a little research I decided to order a Kill-A-Watt meter as well. I will be using mine to monitor line voltage and will use to check frequency when on my portable generator. The price is right as compared to similar devices made especially for RV's. It will also be useful to see how much power different appliances require. Thanks for the heads up.
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06-17-2006, 07:29 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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OK, you can all open your boxes now... mine just came USPS Priority Mail. I'm sure you all waited. Except I know Dave (Montana Sky) cheated... That's OK. I'm over it now.
Can you believe that Cheryl actually made the comment, "Is that something we REALLY needed right now???" She doesn't understand just how serious these items are! We need it much worse than whatever it was that just went through my charge card today for Chadwicks for $50! Wait til she gets home!
[Sarcastic tone]"Is that something we really needed right now?"[/Sarcastic tone], INDEED!!!
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06-17-2006, 10:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Dave..It's a "camping thing" there is no other justification needed to buy something for the camper other than..."it's a camper thing" Works for me/////
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06-17-2006, 02:13 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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I wrote that down, Rich... Thanks!
OK, What am I looking at here? What upper/lower limits on CG voltage should we be running out and yanking the CG plug, when these numbers appear on our monitors? Should we also be watching any other numbers? Like "Frequency" ~ 60?
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06-17-2006, 03:25 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Macomb Twp
Posts: 1,451
M.O.C. #2221
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Ordered one also. Can't wait for it to come.
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06-17-2006, 03:49 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Dave... as 60Hz(cycles) decreases, Current (I) increases, Power(watts) decreases and the result is the device in use gets hot and burns up.That is why we need, in most cases, an adapter when in Europe as the standard is 50 HZ and devices designed to operate on 60HZ only will overheat and burn up as per above. As for voltage I would get very nervous if I saw 100/105 Volts incoming because as my old friend OHM says as Voltage decreases current increases and things, depending on the things, get hot and burn up.. The key words here are "burn up" so keep your Voltage and HZ up...
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06-17-2006, 03:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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So at 105v, I should be finding an alternative power source (batts or gen) or alternative CG?
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06-17-2006, 06:25 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Well if I saw 105V at a CG I would be going to propane on the fridge, shutting down the A/C and start looking for another campground..or cranking up the Kipor 3500ti
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06-17-2006, 06:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Hurricane
Posts: 503
M.O.C. #444
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That's why the 2 plus years I spent in France felt like forever back in my Army days. They run the clocks on 50 HZ, must make the days about 25 hours long, learned something today.
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06-19-2006, 03:12 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ontario
Posts: 722
M.O.C. #1328
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I'm glad you all enjoy this tool as much as I do! my second one(full time in the Monty) arrived last week.
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06-20-2006, 05:43 AM
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#38
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Peoria
Posts: 214
M.O.C. #3604
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I am still waiting on mine, should be here this week
Rick
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06-20-2006, 09:09 AM
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#39
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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Shouldn't take long, Rick. We all got ours in about 3 days - Priority Mail (slowest/cheapest way listed).
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06-21-2006, 01:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Weatherford
Posts: 1,383
M.O.C. #9
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OK - I got my 2 ordered. I'm running a little behind - I spent 2 weeks in the hospital with an emergency appendectomy with 10 inches of gaingrenous colon removed (2 surgeries in 3 days). I just got home Monday evening and am just now "caring" much about the RV toys - but I'll catch up !!!!
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