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12IOWASTRAYVOLTAGEGUIDEThefollowingisaguidefortheproperinstallationofastrayvoltagemeter.STRAYVOLTAGEMETERAninexpensiveandeectivewaytomonitorthelevelostrayvoltageinthecowcontactareasistoinstallapermanentstrayvoltagemeter.Thereareseveralbrandsometersonthemarketthatarecurrentlybeingusedtomonitorstrayvoltage.ALLareeectiveIFtheyareinstalledandmaintainedproperly.Theillustrationshowsthecorrectwaytoinstallastrayvoltagemeterinabarn.Evenagoodmeterisnotuseuliitisnotcheckedormaintained.ALLmeterconnectionsmustbekeptcleanandtighttogetgoodvoltagereadings.Routinelychecktheinputvoltageterminalswaterlineclampandwiretothecopperplate.Breaksinthewirecorrosionandexcessivedirtbuildupwillseverelyimpactyourvoltagereadings.Youmaywanttokeepalogovoltagereadingsromyourmeteroruturereerence.Followyourmetermanualinstructionsoroperationandbatterychecks.StrayVoltageMeter.Mountthestrayvoltagemeter1inacleandryandeasilyaccessiblelocationorroutinechecking.WaterLineClamp.Connectoneendoa12solidUSEUndergroundServiceEntranceconductororaXHHWinsulatedwiretothewaterlineclamp2andotherendtooneotheinputvoltageterminalsonthemeterSeeclose-up.Brushtheareawherethewaterlineclampconnectswiththewaterpipewithawirebrushtoinsuretheclampmakesgoodcontact.InstructionsCopperPlate.Solderawiretoconnectthewaterlinetoa4x4copperplate.Besuretousewiresolderandnotplumbingsolder.PositionthePlate.Embedtheplate1to1-12deepintotheconcreteandremembertopositionthecopperplateinthecenterotherearhooareaawayromthemetalpiping.GrooveforLeadWire.Prepareagroove4toembedtheleadwire.PVCConduit.PutapieceorigidPVCtubingintothecement5toprotecttheleadwirewhereitcomesoutothecement.ExtendthePVCtubingatleastoureetupromthefoor.Alsoprotecttheleadwirealongwithanyothersuracesthatitmaybeexposedtoroughtreatment.GroutCover.Aterpositioningtheplateandwirecovertheplateandleadwirewithgrout34.MeterOperation.Reertoyourmetermanualoroperationandbatteryinormation.CloseupofWaterlineclampUsea12Wire