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Assuming a typical North American residential service, Voltages of 145VAC are possible when the Service Entrance (Source of Electrical supply) has lost its neutral (Grounded Current Carrying Conductor)
Especially in older installations, the lose of the 'Neutral' can cause voltage to swing from 0vac to 160V (The highest I have ever seen personally). The reason the voltage 'floats' is because the system has lost it's neutral reference from the power company's transformer.
The condition is very hazardous and can/will severely damage anything connected to the system.
It is strongly recommended that you disconnect any devices and have a licensed electrician inspect your service entrance immediately. Typically the problem is customer equipment side, and you will be charged. In the event the power company equipment is responsible, they could be (possibly, varies depending on location and power company) responsible.
In my personal experience, this condition is caused by either a poor connection at the weatherhead, or lose/corroded connections either in the meter base or in the main breaker panel.
Typically, customers are responsible for their respective service entrances up to the weather head. Which is the mast and wires above the meter base, all the way to the connections in the drip loop.
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoMore than likely a loose neutral wire on one of the outlets in that circuit. Turn off that circuit and check all the connections at all outlets on that circuit.
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What is the problem if an outlet in the dinning room reads 145 volts and a outlet in the kitchen reads 79 to 81 volts?
My outlets have 132 volts in the kitchen! And 130 at the shop witch is 300 ft away ! Is this to much ! And transformernot cutting enough
What happens if you use a 120 Volt bulb where a 130 volt socket?
If your supply voltage is 120 volts the impact of switching from a 145 volt lamp to a 130 volt lamp would be, the 130 volt bulb would not have the same lifetime as a lamp operating on 145 volts. The upside would be that the light output would be greater. This is based on both of the lamps having the same wattage rating.
Why does 120 volt outlet read 145 volts on meter?
A reading of 145 volts is high. The first thing that I would check is the accuracy of your meter. Check the voltage reading at different locations for example, friends homes, to see if the reading is still high there. If it is check your meter reading against another meter. If you are sure that your meter and reading is correct then call the utility company and get them to check the voltage for you.
Last year there were 120 seniors in limon high school this year there are 145 what is the percent of increase round to the nearest percent?
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How many gallons are in the dementions 145 mm x 90 mm x 120 mm?
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Can 600 va ups charge 145 ah battery?
You would have to know the voltages of the battery and the UPS to know for sure. For example if the UPS' output is 120 volts, then it is capable of 5 amps of output. If the battery is also 120 volts, then it would take the UPS 29 hours to fully charge the battery. However if the battery was rated at 220 volts, then the UPS would never completely charge the battery. The source of the charging voltage must exceed the battery's voltage in order to fully charge it.
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What is the least common multiple of 25 120 and 145?
The LCM of 25, 120, and 145 is 17,400, which is the multiple of the highest power of prime factors from all numbers (25 = 52; 120 = 23 x 3 x 5; 145 = 5 x 29). (23 x 3 x 52 x 19 = 2 x 2 x2 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 29 = 17400).
What are strong numbers between 100 and 1000?
The sum of the factorials of digits of a number is equal to the original number. Ex: n=145=> 1! + 4! + 5! = 1 + 24 + 120 = 145
What is the maximum speed of the mercury grand marquis 8cyl 145 bhp 1978?
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Your volt meter shows your generator is producing 145 volts will it damage your electrical equipment?
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