Long story short
I want to make/buy a distribution box that can connect to one or many houses' electric meters. I can make it single phase and use only one house, but I also like the idea of connecting to different houses in different phases and end up with a 3 phase distribution box that can power more equipment, while minimizing unwanted stress on the block's power grid. So the question how do I find out which house is connected to which phase when the electric lines are not visible/identifiable?
Background:
I am a lighting technician for many independent filmakers in the area. As they have grown in their business, so did the power consumption of their lights. To the point where I can no longer safely nor efficiently connect them the outlets of the average location they use for their work. So I need a distribution box which I should connect to the location's electricity meter in order to have a safer power source without risking client's electric wiring. With this idea, I could get either 50A or 100A from a regular household, but in time, and with bigger projects I might need to be able to supply more power to more lamps. So the logical solution would be to connect to more houses, alas that could by itself risk a city block's power grid if they are all connected to a single phase. The solution to this is just to be able to connect to each phase in the power grid, alas city block don't seem to mark which house is connected to which phase, so I have the need to know what cheap, accessible tool I can use to find out the answer to this question.
P.S. I am also aware that it could be simpler to rent/buy an electric generator with the capacity of delivering the power needed, the problem being that small projects, or simply money tight ones, cannot afford this, or even if they can, they cannot get them at a scale large enough to supply all their electric demand.
Question:
What tool can you use to find out the timing of a house's AC hz in order to determine if belongs to a particular phase, and or if it overlaps with a previously measured one? Taking in mind that this phases could be many meters/yards away, almost forcing you to measure them one by one?
Thank you for your attention.
I want to make/buy a distribution box that can connect to one or many houses' electric meters. I can make it single phase and use only one house, but I also like the idea of connecting to different houses in different phases and end up with a 3 phase distribution box that can power more equipment, while minimizing unwanted stress on the block's power grid. So the question how do I find out which house is connected to which phase when the electric lines are not visible/identifiable?
Background:
I am a lighting technician for many independent filmakers in the area. As they have grown in their business, so did the power consumption of their lights. To the point where I can no longer safely nor efficiently connect them the outlets of the average location they use for their work. So I need a distribution box which I should connect to the location's electricity meter in order to have a safer power source without risking client's electric wiring. With this idea, I could get either 50A or 100A from a regular household, but in time, and with bigger projects I might need to be able to supply more power to more lamps. So the logical solution would be to connect to more houses, alas that could by itself risk a city block's power grid if they are all connected to a single phase. The solution to this is just to be able to connect to each phase in the power grid, alas city block don't seem to mark which house is connected to which phase, so I have the need to know what cheap, accessible tool I can use to find out the answer to this question.
P.S. I am also aware that it could be simpler to rent/buy an electric generator with the capacity of delivering the power needed, the problem being that small projects, or simply money tight ones, cannot afford this, or even if they can, they cannot get them at a scale large enough to supply all their electric demand.
Question:
What tool can you use to find out the timing of a house's AC hz in order to determine if belongs to a particular phase, and or if it overlaps with a previously measured one? Taking in mind that this phases could be many meters/yards away, almost forcing you to measure them one by one?
Thank you for your attention.