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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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Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> |
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