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RJK
Out of curiosity, I bridged the positive 230 volt mains supply, with my
ammeter, to my PC, at the mains power plug which supplies, amongst a few
other small wattage odds and ends :-
Back-UPS 650, Orange Livebox, Linksys WAG354G, PC system box with Seasonic
SII 430w and several case fans, - Conroe mb and D935 cpu - 3 x hds - dvd rw
and cd rw drives, 2 pci cards, 1 x AGP 6200 card, 19" LCD monitor and Labtec
powerfullish PC speakers.
....and I get a reading of .794 amperes, which calculates out at 182.62 watts
consumption, which in theory means that, (ignoring a few variables for
simplicity), the above should run for 5.47+ hours per kwh ! ...or in other
words here in Somerset, England & EDF Energy - TEN PENCE for almost five and
a half hours !!!
WHERE ...then, is our huge household electricity bill coming from ? (just
kidding - DON'T answer that one please !!! )
I though I had a good grasp on calculating out the required Watts rating for
a PC system box, but, more recently I've been falling back on sites like
Antec's http://www.extreme.outervision.com/powercalc.jsp which makes it a
bit quicker.
....How can I reduce consumption, other than by leaving it all switched off
?
regards, Richard
ammeter, to my PC, at the mains power plug which supplies, amongst a few
other small wattage odds and ends :-
Back-UPS 650, Orange Livebox, Linksys WAG354G, PC system box with Seasonic
SII 430w and several case fans, - Conroe mb and D935 cpu - 3 x hds - dvd rw
and cd rw drives, 2 pci cards, 1 x AGP 6200 card, 19" LCD monitor and Labtec
powerfullish PC speakers.
....and I get a reading of .794 amperes, which calculates out at 182.62 watts
consumption, which in theory means that, (ignoring a few variables for
simplicity), the above should run for 5.47+ hours per kwh ! ...or in other
words here in Somerset, England & EDF Energy - TEN PENCE for almost five and
a half hours !!!
WHERE ...then, is our huge household electricity bill coming from ? (just
kidding - DON'T answer that one please !!! )
I though I had a good grasp on calculating out the required Watts rating for
a PC system box, but, more recently I've been falling back on sites like
Antec's http://www.extreme.outervision.com/powercalc.jsp which makes it a
bit quicker.
....How can I reduce consumption, other than by leaving it all switched off
?
regards, Richard