On 8/19/12 7:26 PM, Chuck Harris wrote:
Residential power is traditionally measured in watts, not V-A. Commercial
power is typically measured in V-A, with an additional fee for power factor
problems.
residential meters measure watts (active power) not VA...
What you want is the Kill-A-Watt.. a $30 widget that measures all the
parameters.. A great little deviec.
-Chuck Harris
Ed Palmer wrote:
It's important to remember that on a computer, the wattage shown has
no relationship
to the wattage pulled from the socket. The numbers shown are maximum
values. You
have to measure the power draw and you have to measure it in
volt-amps, not watts
because that's how residential power is measured (at least in North
America). Buy an
energy meter that shows volt-amps. They're relatively cheap -
typically less than $50.
Ed
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