I am a novice in the field of electronics, but am curious about the plans I found in an old book, circa 1960, about building a simple phase shifter to sidestep the monthly electric bill.
The circuit is simple, 3 Capacitors wired in parallell to a seires of
1 resistor and 1 fuse.-----------------R1---F1----> | | | C1 C2 C3 | | |
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The book claims that when run at periods of low-load in the home, i.e. during the night, that this simple circut will actually decrease the overall perceived load by the powermeter, and in certain cases, actually cause the meter to run backwards; thus, lower monthly bill.
Any insight into this concept, or the viability of its actual use would me much appreciated. As would the accounts of anyone who has had success / failure using a device of this type.
Anthony David Adams UW-Madison Grad Student