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On 8/3/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +0000, James wrote: |
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> > Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng <at> wdc.com> writes: |
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> > > I know this is VERY OT. I have a Gentoo Server running at Home |
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> > 24/7 and |
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> > > there's a possiblity that it's really eating up my energy bill. |
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> > > I've seen the Kill-A-Watt |
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> > > http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7657/ but it's a 120V US |
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> > > Version. |
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> > > I'm looking for a 240V Version. Would anyone here know where to |
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> > get one? |
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> > > The Server is an old DELL PowerEdge 4300 w/ 2x350Mhz Procs and |
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> > 1GB Mem |
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> > If you have an electrician, or are reasonably knowledgable with |
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> > electricity, then you can split off one of the "hot legs" run |
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> > it thru your 120VAC power meter an see how much juice (energy) |
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> > you are using. |
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> I'm not going that path. Thanks anyway for the Howto. |
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> > Another, better solution is to purchase a clamp/amp meter so you |
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> > can merely put it around the power cord and make all sorts of power |
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> The item I want to test is back home. I'm in the US for a few months |
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> only, so a 240V one is needed. |
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> > The simplist solution is NOBODY puts a 240 VAC power supply |
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> > into a computer unless it's going to draw some serious current |
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> Unfortunately, I'm not a US resident and I live in a Country where the |
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> power comes in at 240V. |
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> > energy savings in a year or so. Big power supplies also throw off |
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> > lots of heat, so if you live somewhere hot, it's a double wammie..... |
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> Yeah.. Asian Country. HOT throughout the year. |
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I live in a cowntry where energy comes at 240V (Brazil), but all |
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computers, printers and most eletronic devices are wired to a voltage |
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stabilizer that reduces the risk of damage by lightning and other |
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voltage peaks. This stabilizers also transform 240 to 120V AC, so, our |
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energy is 240V but almost ALL devices run switched to 120V. |
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So, my advice is: get a stabilizer. |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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Computer Operator - RS - Brazil |
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