Power Consumption

[Francois Ouellette]

I typically cut the rating in half, but for estimating a cost for business purposes one tends to stay on the high side...

  François Ouellette
<fouellet-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>

 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Christopher Browne 
  To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org 
  Sent: Sunday, 14 August, 2005 20:42
  Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Power Consumption


  On 8/14/05, Francois Ouellette <fouellet-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
    It definitely costs something!

    Looking at the added wattage of everything I have at home (2 desktops with
    tube monitors, 1 laptop, router, printers, etc) it easily adds up to over
    2500 watts when many things are in use at the same time. This costs easily a 
    few dollars every day.

  It's not nearly as simple as that.

  Power supplies have to be rated for peak load, and, not unlike with aircraft, that peak is normally required only for a brief period of time, at start up time.


  Once the system is up, it likely consumes quite a lot less than the 300W that is the common rating for PSUs...

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