AC line Voltage Soaring

[N8ETQ]

   Yo'

           I just came down into the shop to do
a little work, and as usual I checked the AC line
voltage , Found it way up to 125.7 today.

           That's the highest I've seen it ever!
I'm just south of Cleveland.  My frequent checks
usually read about 120.8 to 122.8 .

/Dan

[W7TFO]

Welcome to cooler WX...less HVAC demand means higher line V.

Utilities usually will roll it back this time of year.

Ours is 125 @ 1220 hrs 10/20.

73DG

[Opcom]

Beautiful cool weather and plenty of voltage! Nice!

[N8ETQ]

  Hope u have plenty of spare tubes... 

115 / 6.3 = 18.25  turns ratio
125 / 6.3 = 19.84  turns ratio

115 = 6.3 Fil
125 = 6.84 fil

    Face it man, Even if u have a Sh*t Load of spares
your BA is on "Borrowed time". 

/Dan

Beautiful cool weather and plenty of voltage! Nice!

[W7TFO]

Well, of course the vintage gear gets the 'adjusted' line.

What modern crap we have just doesn't care.

All the motors here love the higher E.

It is a LOT easier to drop line E than to raise it...

73DG

[WA5VGO]

Call your utility company and ask them to check it. If it's that high, they'll adjust it.

Darrell

[kc2we]

AC line in NJ is 120 nominal by tariff +/- 5%. Will check on Monday for Ohio. That range is 114 to 126. Higher voltage may be due to a line capacitor problem or tap changer issue at at sub station. Send me ur info to staylor@firstenergycorp.com. Are u Cleveland Illuminating or Ohio Edison?  Seth KC2WE.  Reliability Engineer. First Energy, Jersey Central Power & Light.

[kc2we]

Added info. Most boat equipment is designed for old 117 volt standard. Most all electric utilities supply 120 volts + or - 5% by State tariff. If you want precise 120 suggest using one of those Sola voltage regulators. 110 volt standard is "prewar".  Seth KC2WE.

[N8ETQ]

We did just get a new "Pole Pig" this summer,  after running up
my TRC-75 MG set that runs off 110 DC I think I cooked it.
Lights for a few lots either side of mine were "Blinking"
 I just checked it and now and am
seeing 123.3 .  Yes I'm on CEI in Parma, Ohio, just a few
miles north of the site that caused the "Great Blackout" Hi Hi...

         I have my radio bench power being bucked by a big 12.6 V
Fil. Xfmr.  and that usually runs around 107 - 109.   I guess it's
probably not out of spec, but I have never seen it that high before.

Thanks Seth,

73

/Dan

[flintstone mop]

Last Spring I noticed things were running a little different around the house. Various electronics and devices with motors sounded different.
Got the fluke meter online and we were down to 101 VAC. I called Penn Power and within an hour a rep came to the house and said the voltage is back up to 125. They were having problem with a "card" at the substation about 2 mi from us.

[N2DTS]

All my stuff is tubes, I pay no attention to the line voltage and have not had a tube go bad in service in 30 years.