Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 23:06:56 +0200 From: "Bernt. H" <bernt@bah.homeip.net> To: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Leaving a server on all day Message-ID: <40C62A70.8060102@bah.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <6CCB3AEC-B97C-11D8-8148-003065ABFD92@mac.com> References: <20040608122101.GA68204@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <87zn7ednwg.fsf@pele.r.caley.org.uk> <20040608172756.GA70798@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040608135903.024729b8.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <6CCB3AEC-B97C-11D8-8148-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
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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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