A goodly few years ago, I had a problem with flickering lights, and was trying to diagnose it. I had a scope looking at the mains, and was turning on and off a fan heater.
I had done this a few times, getting surprising images on the scope, when the entire power went out. I hadn't blown the fuse - the meter itself had failed.
When the guy from Energy Australia (this was before Ausgrid) came along, as soon as he determined that the meter had failed, he asked whether we'd been getting flickering lights.
Now, the meter was the old rotating wheel type. I have been unable to understand the link between flickering lights and meter failure. Any ideas?
Part of the reason I'm asking is that I'm seeing a similar problem at my current property.
Sylvia.