Power Meter: Equipment Autopsy #66

http://thegeekgroup.org/ - Chris takes apart something that anyone with a high electric bill has probably dreamed of doing at one point. Looking inside a series of power meters, we get to see just how basic their inner workings really are. With a little mojo involving an old toaster, he even gets it to work again and showcase the basics of their operation. As a bonus we get to see just how meters made decades apart have changed, and how they've remained the same.

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