Job Description:

• 1) Inspects, adjusts, and repairs electric meters used for recording electric current consumption: Disassembles defective meters, using handtools.

• 2) Examines parts of meter for wear and detects warped or bent parts, using straightedge.

• 3) Soaks electric parts in chemical solutions to clean parts.

• 4) Removes dirt from other parts, using brushes, sandpaper, and soap and water.

• 5) Reassembles meter, using new or repaired parts.

• 6) Turns setscrews or makes other adjustments required to bring meter accuracy within prescribed limits.

• 7) May test meters for accuracy or for correctness of assembly and dielectric strength, using testing apparatus.

• 8) May repair demand register mechanism of demand meters.

• 9) May repair such electric components as instrument transformers and relays.

• 10) May install meters.