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Charles Swiger wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2004, at 1:59 PM, Bill Moran wrote:
> 
>>> Hopefully I'll get my flat screen back soon from repair.  I guess 
>>> those use
>>> less power, right?
>>
>>
>> I remember having this conversation with someone not too long ago, and 
>> our
>> consensus was that flat screens used just as much power as tube 
>> monitors.  Don't
>> hold me to that, though, I don't seem to remember our testing 
>> technique as being
>> very ... uhm ... "scientific".
> 
> 
> No need to guess, use an amp-meter.  :-)

Well If it measure trueRMS then you could use it, otherwise no.


> 
> Radio Shack and the like will sell something with male and female plugs 
> that will measure both voltage and current, and give you the current 
> power load in Watts.  Smart UPSes may also have a similar capability.

Yes but it will only show you the correct value if the load is a pure 
resistans, not if it's reactiv, as all switching psu's are.

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