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On Oct 1, 2012, at 2:11 AM, Valter Prahlad <valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it> wrote: > Il giorno 30-09-2012 19:06, Dan ha scritto: > >>> I was astonished to discover it sucks 17 Watts when off! :-o > Correction: on a second, more accurate measurement, my G5 seems to draw 9 > Watts when off (instead of 17 - I'm using a cheap power meter, kind of a > "Kill-a-watt", and they are often inaccurate at low power consumption). Are you sure you were reading Watts and not VA? The are not the same. Using either the Kill-a-watt VA setting or multiplying the volts times the amps results in Volt-Amps (VA). > Actually, it's not. > I got a measurement-mania :-D and measured everything in my home. > Any IT equipment seem to draw some power when off: > - I tested 4 Windows PCs: they draw from 4 to 7 Watts when off. Some of them > still draw 1 or 2 Watts even when the (hard) switch is off! :-o > - My 21" Sony CRT monitor draws between 10 and 21 Watts when off; > ironically, it draws the very same when it's in stand-by. > - My 15" Neovo LCD monitor draws 2 Watts when off. It is normal for an input filter to draw some VA when a hard power switch is off. But you don't pay for VA only watts. > > It looks like electronic engineers have a different meaning for the word > "off" than normal people. ;-) > No, but we do know about the reality of electronic components. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
