On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 15:07 -0700, Richard Fish wrote:
> On 8/11/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > We here would likely be better off if we did use 220v like other
> > countries but it would take us years to convert things over.
>
> Yep, and we would have to start by converting to plugs that
On 8/11/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We here would likely be better off if we did use 220v like other
countries but it would take us years to convert things over.
Yep, and we would have to start by converting to plugs that didn't
encourage us to electrocute ourselves every time we plug i
On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 13:44 +0200, Naga wrote:
> On Friday 11 August 2006 13:26, Alan Mckinnon wrote:
> > The current drawn through a conductor (in this case a live body) is
> > determined by the voltage, and the resistance of the body itself.
>
> And in this case the surface that the body is in
On Friday 11 August 2006 13:26, Alan Mckinnon wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 12:24 +0200, Nagatoro wrote:
> > Herman Grootaers wrote:
> > > On Friday 11 August 2006 11:22, Hamish Marson wrote:
> > >> All-in-all I prefer 240V single phase.
> > >
> > > So do I, although in itself that voltage is dead
On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 12:24 +0200, Nagatoro wrote:
> Herman Grootaers wrote:
> > On Friday 11 August 2006 11:22, Hamish Marson wrote:
> >> All-in-all I prefer 240V single phase.
> >
> > So do I, although in itself that voltage is deadly
>
> When combined with a high enough current...
The current
Herman Grootaers wrote:
On Friday 11 August 2006 11:22, Hamish Marson wrote:
All-in-all I prefer 240V single phase.
So do I, although in itself that voltage is deadly
When combined with a high enough current...
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Hamish Marson wrote:
> Dale wrote:
> >> Mike Williams wrote:
> >>> On Thursday 03 August 2006 19:27, James wrote:
> >>>
> The simplist solution is NOBODY puts a 240 VAC power supply
> into a computer unless it's going to draw some serious current
> (amps) thus by the nature of it bei
On Friday 11 August 2006 11:22, Hamish Marson wrote:
> Dale wrote:
> > Mike Williams wrote:
> >> On Thursday 03 August 2006 19:27, James wrote:
> >>> The simplist solution is NOBODY puts a 240 VAC power supply
> >>> into a computer unless it's going to draw some serious current
> >>> (amps) thus by
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Dale wrote:
> Mike Williams wrote:
>> On Thursday 03 August 2006 19:27, James wrote:
>>
>>> The simplist solution is NOBODY puts a 240 VAC power supply
>>> into a computer unless it's going to draw some serious current
>>> (amps) thus by the nature of
Ted Ozolins wrote:
> Well you almost got it right. The clamp is just a basic transformer
> being the secondary winding. Since AC current flow changes both in
> amplitude and direction, induces a current flow in the secondary
> winding, "the clamp". The current is then rectified and the measurement
Remy Blank wrote:
>Iain Buchanan wrote:
>
>
>>um, I just came across a problem - it won't work with an AC power cord,
>>because you have active and neutral both going through the clamp in
>>opposite directions, hence they'll cancel each other out. You need only
>>the active going through the cl
Iain Buchanan wrote:
> um, I just came across a problem - it won't work with an AC power cord,
> because you have active and neutral both going through the clamp in
> opposite directions, hence they'll cancel each other out. You need only
> the active going through the clamp...
Or only the neutra
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 20:58 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 13:20 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote:
> > They're great devices - you can often
> > buy a multimeter (every geek should have one :) with a current clamp (or
> > transducer) thrown in. That way you have no wiring, no inline
On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 13:20 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 11:45 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +, James wrote:
> > > Ow Mun Heng wdc.com> writes:
>
> > > Another, better solution is to purchase a clamp/amp meter so you
> > > can merely put it
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 11:45 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +, James wrote:
> > Ow Mun Heng wdc.com> writes:
> > Another, better solution is to purchase a clamp/amp meter so you
> > can merely put it around the power cord and make all sorts of power
>
> The item I wa
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 20:10 -0500, Dale wrote:
> Richard Fish wrote:
> > On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming
> >> in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff.
> >
> > No, we don't. We have ~1
Richard Fish wrote:
> On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming
>> in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff.
>
> No, we don't. We have ~120V between a 'hot' wire and neutral, and
> 240V appliances
On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming
in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff.
No, we don't. We have ~120V between a 'hot' wire and neutral, and
240V appliances work by using the two hot wir
Mike Williams wrote:
> On Thursday 03 August 2006 19:27, James wrote:
>
>> The simplist solution is NOBODY puts a 240 VAC power supply
>> into a computer unless it's going to draw some serious current
>> (amps) thus by the nature of it being 240 VAC, you already know
>> it is a power hog.
>>
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 16:04 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> On 8/3/06, Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately, I'm not a US resident and I live in a Country where the
> > power comes in at 240V.
> >
> >
>
> I live in a cowntry where energy comes at 240V (Brazil), but all
> co
On 8/3/06, Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +, James wrote:
> Ow Mun Heng wdc.com> writes:
>
>
>
> > I know this is VERY OT. I have a Gentoo Server running at Home
> 24/7 and
> > there's a possiblity that it's really eating up my energy bill.
>
> > I've seen
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