I picked up an energy meter today and wanted to share some of my results. Its amazing how much less power an LCD monitor uses than a CRT, it is also equally amazing how much power some devices use when turned off.
Samsung 712N 17" LCD
W (Off):3.00
A (Off):0.03
W (Light use):25.00
A (Light Use):0.23
W (Max):25.00
A (Max):0.24
Optiquest V773 17" CRT
W (Off):0.00
A (Off):0.00
W (Light use):74.00
A (Light Use):0.67
W (Max):83.00
A (Max):0.75
PC AMD 64 3000+
W (Off):2.00
A (Off):0.11
W (Light use):10.00
A (Light Use):1.01
W (Max):111.00
A (Max):1.46
APC 500VA
W (Off):0.00
A (Off):0.00
W (Light use):0.00
A (Light Use):0.08
W (Max):7.00
A (Max):0.12
Xbox
W (Off):8.00
A (Off):0.06
W (Light use):59.00
A (Light Use):0.50
W (Max):78.00
A (Max):0.66
I wonder what kind of draw the APC has when the battery requires charging and a device plugged into it is on / active?
Quote from: "Mr. Analog"I wonder what kind of draw the APC has when the battery requires charging and a device plugged into it is on / active?
I plan on testing that.. but it took a while to work out all of the individual parts..
I don't expect it would draw more than the sum of the parts.
My 9000BTU A/C unit consumes a great deal of power..
Quote from: "Lazybones"Its amazing how much less power an LCD monitor uses than a CRT
It's amazing what you find time for. Oh yeah, no kids :P
Quote from: "Thorin"Quote from: "Lazybones"Its amazing how much less power an LCD monitor uses than a CRT
It's amazing what you find time for. Oh yeah, no kids :P
Took much less time than the average DND session. And learned that I can watch almost two full episodes of Robot Chicken while powering my DVD and Receiver off of my UPS..
Quote from: "Thorin"Quote from: "Lazybones"Its amazing how much less power an LCD monitor uses than a CRT
It's amazing what you find time for. Oh yeah, no kids :P
Amen. :rolleyes: