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:: How to Build the Power Box ::
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:: Concept and Plans by Cursor ::
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:: (:8/09/90) ::
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INTRODUCTION...............................................................1.0
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CONCEPT....................................................................1.1
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PLANS/IMPLEMENTA:ION.......................................................2.0
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NOTES......................................................................2.1
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
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The power box is a simple device that will allow you to completely bypass
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the meter-reading equipment of the power company. This device has been
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thoroughly tested and has been proven to work. When implemeneted correctly,
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there is no possible way that you can be detected by the power company and
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therefor save many hundreds of dollars through its use.
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1.1 CONCEPT
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The power box works by connecting the power line running into your house
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directly instead of through the meter (which records electricty usage for the
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power company).
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2.0 PLANS/IMPLEMENTATIONS
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First of all, you will need to find your power company's meter for your
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house (this shoulä$<ÞÑ<C39E>‰•<E280B0>¢½½<C2BD>B…É‘<C389>¢½<C2A2>2ind since they locate it in a
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convenient location for their meter readers). You should see a black power
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cable running into the top of the meter, and a black cable running out of the
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bottom. Ok, being very careful, disconnect both cables and throw the box out
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of the way. The top cable is the 'live' cable so be VERY careful not to touch
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the open part. Now using any high-quality conducter (wire capable of carrying
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the load, a metal rod, or even a spoon!) connecl the two wires together. Once
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again, I must repeat BE CAREFUL NOT TO ELECTROCUTE YOURSELF! (In other words
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do not touch the conducter with your hands). Your power is now being sent to
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the house and not being recorded by the power company. Take a plastic bag (or
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something similar) and wrap it around the setup so that no water gets in.
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Check to make sure that the power is going into the house and that a
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sufficient load is reaching it (i.e. the lights are not dim,etc). If a
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sufficient load is not reaching the house, find a better conducter and try
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that.
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2.1 NOTES
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Ok, if you are gonna use the power box on a permanent basis, be sure to
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have your power company 'disconnect' service to your house and wait for them
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to come out and take the last meter reading before continuing. Don't let the
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word 'disco necE' throw you off, all they do is modify your meter so that the
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circuit is not completed. The top wire (the wire running from the power
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company to the box) is ALWAYS live. If you do not want the power company to
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disconnect service but you want to ease your power bill a bit, just leave the
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meter hooked up but also run a wire from the top wire to the bottom wire (out
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of sight of course, we wouldn't want the meter reader discovering it). This
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will make your power bill drop about 50% or more (since aslot of the
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electricity is now coming through that wire instead of through the meter). A
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person who knows a bit about elecironics could also design a switch that will
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(when on) route all power through the power box and (when off) route oll power
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through the meter. You could leave the power box on every other day and
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reduce your power bill quite a bit. Just make sure that your modifications
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cannot be detected by the power company and everything will be ok. Don't
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worry about using this device since the power company does not posses any
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equipment that can detect the power box. Have fun screwing the power company! ---Cursor (08/09/90)
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