Shore Power

[pau1gray]

I'm about to connect shore power to my boat. I've got the option from the marina of £x per day, £xxxxxx per week!!! or using a meter - they will then charge me per unit.

Anyone have any ideas where I can get a meter from? I've tried searching various swindlers but either I'm looking for the wrong thing in the search engines or they don't sell them.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jimg]

You mean one of these?

http://www.microcustom.co.uk/

You can buy them here:
http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/105336

 

[Skyva_2]

MDL at QAB marina will sell you one for the same price, or a 16m metered cable for about £170.

They occasionally come up 2nd hand - have you tried eBay?

 

[franky]

I bought the meter lead from MDL whenI berthed at Chatham.When I was about to leave to go to Spain I put a notice on the office board and sold it at a small loss.

 

[sarabande]

Bought a Metermaid earlier this year on eBay for £70. It was checked out by the marina, and found to be in perfect working order.

 

[sarabande]

Someone is about to sell a meter for £65 in the For Sale forum - quick ! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tangofour]

There are a variety of Din rail mounted miniature Kwh meters that could be mounted next to your main CB. A lot less than £170!

I know of one that provides both a display and a pulses output for the tinkerers to monitor with a PC or something!

 

[sarabande]

oh cool ! another gadget !

What is the name and where from please ?

 

[davepunch]

Make sure they do not charge you more than the going rate for your KWH units; this is illegal.