Sorry to everyone except A&D. This is
Really bothering me.
A&D should notice there is not a single question to answer.
"they would tell me to call an electrician, which I will not."
Lots of electricians on this board. And I expect they are a cut above the rest.
I know a lot of electricians, and bet they would call me if they wanted to try something like this.
Lots of EE members too. And at least one former inspector.
Plenty of BAs, BSs, MAs, PhDs, MDs. Some I consider the best have no credentials of which I am aware.
"If someone here doesn't know the answer to the question, that's fine, they don't have to reply."
They told you what to do in no uncertain terms.
"I KNOW it has to be UL and utility approved and inspected."
The question means "What will my un-named utility approve?".
"I've searched and searched on this board and google and seen dozens of people talk about how they hooked an induction motor up to the grid."
Then read what they wrote. Waiting for Spielberg to do the movie will take a while.
"I did not ask about laws or dangers as I already know them. The simple question was what equipment do I need to buy in order to be SAFE and LEGAL."
You already know the laws, but ask about the legal stuff.
You already know the dangers, but ask about safety.
"That would be nice...if I had an extra $4,000 to spend."
Like Flux said, it won't be cheap.
You were told before, more than once, the entire concept would lose money, in great quantity.
If there is no hope of an extra $4,000 to spend, consider doing something that will save money instead of waste it. ("I like to drink beer". Me too, but I can afford it.)
"too many users here are clueless"
You do not understand a widowmaker cord or how an inverter works or why inverters can't be seriesed or what a breaker does or why the natural gas cogeneration setup idea is still a money,
or why 9/19/07 to 3/17/08 is 6 months.
"PS - IP bans don't work either" and "Don't think for a second that I can't go sign up again as many times as I want"
combined with "users here are clueless"
certainly makes people wonder why anyone would sing up under a different name to get information from clueless users.
"telling me 'if you don't know don't do it' is rude and and ridiculous."
I didn't even notice until now, but that was taken out of context, and directed at me.
I assure everyone it is not the reason this bothered me.
I expect people would have offered more help if you hadn't shown a tendancy to fly off the handle (if you bothered to reply).
A selection of my favorites from other posts...
(it would certainly be longer, but the selection is slim with only 22 posts... 6 months, 17 comments, 8 stories, no diary, and empty files.)
"The thought that this is going to somehow kill a lineman is absolute stupidity."
"I own the wiring, I'll do as I damn well please with it, it's not the power company's business if I'm not using their power."
"Christ! Do you guys have a clue what a circuit breaker does?"
"I like to drink beer and play with engines."
Sorry TW. I heard you are ill. I know you read every word, even when ill.
Sometimes I can't help myself.
You have my support 215% (that is this one, another, and 15% of a 3rd that you can choose at your lesiure).
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