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• RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! - moray james 12:32:39 05/16/17 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 13:38:46

  All thos nice new clean and tight connections, why wouldn't you expect things to sound better? There could have been all sorts of loose noise generating connections which have all been replaced by clean tight connections. Sound good to me. Time to get a can of M.G. Chemicals 801B and treat all your electrical contacts. well worth your time and money. Highly recommended.
  moray james
  
  

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• It's sort of like how my car feels when I accelerate after I've washed it... - axolotl 12:01:03 05/15/17 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 13:38:46

  ..which only happens a few times a year.
  
  ..if it's lucky and behaves itself in my driveway.
  
  
  axolotl
  
  

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  • You washed off enough weight to make it faster... nt - 3+4=5 09:53:22 05/16/17 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: It's sort of like how my car feels when I accelerate after I've washed it... posted by axolotl on May 15, 2017 at 12:01:03

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• Those meters are really smart after all, aren't they? nt. - jea48 11:47:31 05/10/17 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 13:38:46

  NT.
  

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• RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! - Mike B. 09:16:11 05/10/17 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 13:38:46

  I have no problem with you hearing improvement. New switches and retightening the copper wires to it help with conductivity.
  
  
  
  

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• You should have stayed there - 1973shovel 13:58:20 05/09/17 (5)
  In Reply to: RE: Entire (90 units) building got new electric meters today.. Sounds better! posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 13:38:46

  ...and asked him to put silver grease on the meter's contact points prior to installing yours.
  
  Who knows? It could be your imagination, or given that any contact points are subject to oxidation, maybe it really does sound better with a fresh meter.
  
  Either way, I'm just glad it doesn't sound any worse. Just think of how good it's going to sound once your new meter breaks in! [insert sarcastic smiley thing here]
  
  
  
  

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  • I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) - 3+4=5 14:11:28 05/09/17 (4)
    In Reply to: RE: You should have stayed there posted by 1973shovel on May 09, 2017 at 13:58:20

    Sometimes things get done by temp guys, who might be willing to do something not according to the books.
    This guy mentioned he usually did high voltage tower work. But things were kind of slow this week for that stuff. So he volunteered to install meters.
    He did not seem like the type crazy crap would fly.
    I would guess a guy working high voltage has to BE by the book or be dead.
    

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    • RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) - Lee of Omaha 15:38:36 05/10/17 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 14:11:28

      Agreed. I did an Air Force career. While I like innovating and thinking differently, I always wanted the guys doing munitions maintenance and working with nukes to absolutely love routine and be the least imaginative people in the world. They need to have the mentality, "Let's always do this exactly the same way."
      

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      • RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) - PMEL324X0 12:37:59 05/13/17 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) posted by Lee of Omaha on May 10, 2017 at 15:38:36

        Thanks for your service Lee and Fantja. I was AF PMEL 1980 to 1989.
        

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      • RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) - fantja 17:56:53 05/10/17 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) posted by Lee of Omaha on May 10, 2017 at 15:38:36

        Lee-
        fellow Air Force guy here. Thank You! for your service.
        

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    • I was kidding - 1973shovel 14:15:35 05/09/17 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: I think tweaks are not gonna fly with a Electric Co employee.. (he was not a temp) posted by 3+4=5 on May 09, 2017 at 14:11:28

      I didn't really think he'd allow that. I know if it was my job, I wouldn't!
      
      
      
      

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