Re: How much electricity does a modern pc use 24/7 ?

In article <1079c4j9g1b3k$.(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) (Troy) wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:42:37 +0100, Mark Lewis wrote:
>
> > That's the theory, but the best way is to measure it. Maplin sell a
> > socket meter by brennenstuhl for 12.49 inc vat that measures the total
> > energy usage and calculates the cost from an input unit price.
>
> > http://www.maplin.co.uk/ Search for L61AG
>
> Thanks for that Mark - went straight there and bought one :-) Wonderful
> gadget ! Good thing I went straight away - they only had one left.
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>
> Troy the Black Lab.
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So what's it telling you ?

Steve



Steve

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:04 +0100 (BST), Steve wrote:

> So what's it telling you ?

Plug gadget into a socket and plug whatever into gadget. It displays the
following :-

Voltage
Amps
Watts
Total time the appliance has been switched on
KWh
Total cost (assuming you've set your 1 unit cost)

I know very little about electricity. I bought it as I'm fed up with
lighting parrafin lamps in the greenhouse each winter and intend using
electric heaters this winter - I was concerned about overloading circuits -
I'll feel happier using this gadget :-) Also be able to compare costs of
each method of heating.
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Troy the Black Lab.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) (Troy)
wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:04 +0100 (BST), Steve wrote:
>
> > So what's it telling you ?
>
> Plug gadget into a socket and plug whatever into gadget. It displays the
> following :-
>
> Voltage
> Amps
> Watts
> Total time the appliance has been switched on
> KWh
> Total cost (assuming you've set your 1 unit cost)
>
> I know very little about electricity. I bought it as I'm fed up with
> lighting parrafin lamps in the greenhouse each winter and intend using
> electric heaters this winter - I was concerned about overloading
> circuits -
> I'll feel happier using this gadget :-) Also be able to compare costs of
> each method of heating.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Troy the Black Lab.
>
sounds useful, have you tried it with a PC plugged into it yet. I can see
I'm going to have to invest in one ;-)

Steve

Troy wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:06 +0100 (BST), Steve wrote:
>
>> sounds useful, have you tried it with a PC plugged into it yet.
>
> Yep briefly -
>
> PC + Monitor = around 160 Watts
> PC only = around 100 Watts
>
>> I can see I'm going to have to invest in one ;-)
>
> I think it's a clearance offer so don't delay - I had the last one
> from my local branch.

Still available from the website though & as I recall it's free
postage. Most Maplins stores appear to hold very little stock
nowadays.

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Life is pain.....
Deal with it!!

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:18:28 GMT, Martin Underwood wrote:

> I presume those figures are with the PC in normal active mode rather than
> with the PC and monitor in their respective power-saving modes. Do you have
> any equivalent figures for power-saving mode?

PC only (1 Ghz Athlon) :-

Active - 98 Watts
Power saving - 42 Watts

PC + Monitor :-

Both Active - 160 Watts
Both power saving - 47 Watts


Sorry I can't answer your other points - I'm only a simple dog :-)
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Troy the Black Lab.

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > > > That's the theory, but the best way is to measure it. Maplin sell a
> > > socket meter by brennenstuhl for 12.49 inc vat that measures the total
> > > energy usage and calculates the cost from an input unit price.
> >

I got one of these the other day but have I entered the unit price correctly
? Daily rate here is 6.23p On the screen it reads 6.23 is this right or
wrong ?!