Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3 Phase in the UK

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <johnhe-uk@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3 Phase in the UK


> Oooookay,
>
> Many months on and I've finally reached the conclusion on how much 3
> phase is. First of all, Bill said it was fine for me to post this up on
here
> again but if you're going to reply please pack as much into each email as
> possible so we don't kill the group.
>
> I called Manweb, Scottish Power, Powergen, all of them, and only one
was
> of any help, they being Southern Electric. Their customer service is
> absolute A1*+ quality. I had called Manweb more than 5 or 6 times and
asked
> for them to either find out how much it'd be or tell me the technicians
> number so I could ask them. I call Southern Electric and she finds out for
> me that day.
>
> You don't have to be one of their customers to have the line put in,
> it's up to the local host (Manweb in the North West) to do that for them.
I
> would recommend Southern Electric though purely because they seem bothered
> if you spend money with them or not. It's £350 - 500 depending on where
you
> are in relation to the where they can take it off from. If you do the
> trenching work yourself it can be less. You need to call and ask for the
> technician to come round and check it out. Just to amuse you, some guys in
> Scotland wanted a phone cable laying to their hill walker's hotel 7km from
> the trunk and BT quoted them £147k for it, £70k if they dug the trench.
>
> The line is something like 15 or 20kva, which easily enough for any
> machine tools. That is... unless you're one of those guys that make me
sick
> on here with their HAAS centres!!!!! : ) If only they weren't so
> heavy.............
>
> All the best anyway,
> John H.
>
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