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On Tue, 2013-10-15 at 13:48 +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> As you need the current anyway, I would use an ampere meter to
> determine the exact current drawn. I got already some surprises there.

You can do a Ampere measurement, but that doesn't help you, you need to
measure the consumption over a longer period.

Regarding to the hair dryer, it's an electromotor ;).