On 11/7/05, Jason Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fascinating. Does your meter take into account power factor? Your Dad's > power supply could be more inductive than your own. Apparently, in some > countries you have to pay extra for inductive loads.
Or the network of circuits through the power supply including the rest of the hardware in the computer, otherwise what is preventing a power supply manufacturer for opmizing away from needless inefficiency? I suppose if you were really concerned about power consumption you could measure the inductance and add capacitors accordingly. (-: Justin -- Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
