> Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>
> > It should only be able to turn backward if you're actually
> transferring
> > energy back into the grid. A simple inductor won't do that (the
> > average over
> > a cycle is zero energy transferred either way for a perfect
> inductance or
> > capacitance, real ones don't do as well as that, of course). You'd
> need a
> > generator or something like that.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is
> the
> > reward"
>
> Speaking of which, does anyone remember the gimmick that was in
> Popular
> Science among others - claiming to spin your power meter backwards?
> Do you remember what it was exactly?
>
> --
> ---
> Martin Klingensmith
> nnytech.net
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>