Electricity Meter : The old Ferranti APQ is now removed.

Hello, peoples. Just to let you know that the old Ferranti APQ, after THIRTEEN YEARS of faultless service, has now been de-commissioned and removed from service.

It's bit of a sad day really.......There's nothing wrong with this instrument!

If the truth be known, there's AT LEAST another thirteen years of service left in it.......Yes, and the rest!

This meter has still yet to undergo its last -and final- in-basic Accuracy Test, just to determine that it was accurate at the time of removal.

BUT !! Which meter replaces this Ferranti APQ ?

Stay tuned to find out !

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-BoomBoxDeluxe.

Category:

Science & Technology

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• Electricity Meter
• Electric meter
• kWh meter
• Prepayment Meter
• Slot Meter
• Coin Meter
• Token Meter
• Coin Operated
• Coin Operated Meter
• Coin Op
• Ferranti
• Ferranti APQ
• BoomBoxDeluxe

[agoodm]

6013 units in 13 years. We use more than that every year :-O

[BoomBoxDeluxe]

@agoodm Hiya. This meter recorded loads in a small bedroom to begin with, then we moved, & my new bedroom has a water-filled heating radiator in it, & my electricity usage dropped DRAMATICALLY. In the old house, I used to go through about 300-500kWh/quarter, but in this house ( which is a proper brick-built one! ) my monthly usage is about 20-45 kWh/month, equal to 60-135 kWh/quarter.

Our annual electric usage for the whole house is under 3,000 kWh / year.

{^_^} BoomBoxDeluxe {^_^}

[HDXFH]

It'd still be accurate, The accuracy magnets Depending on their type should hold their charge for Quite a Long time

[BoomBoxDeluxe]

@HDXFH I will be carrying out a 0.1 kWh accuracy test on it soon, & expect this instrument to pass. It passed OK back in '98 & again in '07, so five years later, it should pass again....Effortlessly. :-)

-BoomBoxDeluxe.

[motorbikesrule125]

Confused why do thay only have two wires does it not have a earth and and another video thought on how u wires these up and nice cat :)

[BoomBoxDeluxe]

@motorbikesrule125 Hiya. These meters are classed as Double Insulated, so therefore don't need an earth wire. In some countries, meters do have metal cases, & do need an earth wire attached to the case. Also, like ChumpsRex said too.

Another thing: Only the phase conductor goes "through" the meter: The two neutrals that go into the terminal block are linked together in a solid block, but having said that, the meter does need a neutral for the voltage coil to operate.

-BBD.

[motorbikesrule125]

@ChumpusRex ok i get u thanks :)

[ChumpusRex]

@motorbikesrule125 Earth wire carries no current (under normal use) so doesn't need metering.