power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Paul Lussier
Alex Hewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe this item, http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/7657/; that measures power consumption might have been discussed on the list before but the same folks now offer a more sophisticated model:

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Drew Van Zandt
The Kill-a-watt loses all data on power loss; the other does not. Also, the displayed resolution on the kill-a-watt is a bit coarse for things like wall warts, though it apparently has higher internal resolution. I found it necessary to run a wall wart off of one for a full 48 hours to get

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Bruce Dawson
The more sophisticated model has a USB interface. --Bruce PS: For 220, you can measure the two live legs using 2 separate meters. But in general, things like dryers and ranges will have the same readings for both legs. BTW: You're dealing with deadly power here. I don't recommend cobbling this

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 11:53 -0400, Paul Lussier wrote: Alex Hewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe this item, http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/7657/; that measures power consumption might have been discussed on the list before but the same folks now offer a more

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, does anyone know of something like this that measures 220VAC as well? (I'd really like to know what my stove and clothes dryer cost me :) If you bought the appliance within the past 20 years or so, it should have

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Mark Komarinski
Ben Scott wrote: On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, does anyone know of something like this that measures 220VAC as well? (I'd really like to know what my stove and clothes dryer cost me :) If you bought the appliance within the past

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
clothes dryer cost me All I know is that I have never, ever had quite the sensation of burying my nose in sheets and towels dried in a clothes drier as I had with clothes right off the clothes line. The lack of that fresh, clean, natural scent is what clothes driers cost me. md -- Jon maddog

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread mike ledoux
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 11:53:00AM -0400, Paul Lussier wrote: Alex Hewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe this item, http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/7657/; that measures power consumption might have been discussed on the list before but the same folks now offer a more

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:27 PM, mike ledoux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have two of the cheap ones that I'd be happy to loan out ... Yah, if anyone wants to borrow my Kill-A-Watt, same deal. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list

Re: power meters [ was low power linux PC? ]

2008-04-07 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Mark Komarinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The dryer (at least mine) has different heat settings, which isn't reflected in the yellow sticker. While I'm not an appliance service tech, from what I've seen of that sort of thing, multiple heat settings usually