Chris Faulkner wrote: > I own a Kill O Watt and I love it. Found out one of my stereos was > bleeding electricity like a mofo... It is true the Wii on standby > barely makes this meter flicker and when the Wii is powered up, uses > about 15-18 watts.. lol > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Don McMorris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks! I actually just bought one of these at the end of last week >> (and just came in today). We needed to size a tradeshow power feed >> (almost $10/a...@110v for 5 days) and didn't want to overspend buying >> what we don't need. We'll probably bring it with us also to be sure >> we don't overcommit. I like 'em! >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Chris McQuistion mentioned in the recent thread on backup power that a >>> Kill A Watt device can be used to measure the actual power being >>> consumed by an electrical device. For anyone who's interested, Newegg >>> is selling them for $20 today only: >>> >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL051209&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL051209-_-ElectronicGadgets-_-LE1B-_-82715001 >>> >>> The code for free shipping is EMCLSMN42 >>> >>> Curt >>> One thing to remember, while using the kilowatt meter, be sure your system is running at / near capacity and not just idling.
You might also do a cold start (ok, warm should be ok) so you get disk spin up as well. Andy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
