Power Consumption

[Lazybones]

 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

[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?

[Lazybones]

 

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..

[Thorin]

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

[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

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..

[Darren Dirt]

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

Amen. :rolleyes: