Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Leaving computer ewquipment on all the time Message-ID: Date: 3 Oct 90 16:10:25 GMT References: <1084@beguine.UUCP> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 9 > >than a strong blast which feels cooler. Measuring power consumption > >for computers is complicated by the fact that the curent is drawn as a > >narrow high-current pulse that tricks most AC voltmeters. > I use the same kind of meter the power company does. There is a whole industry that operates by "optimising" load for office buildings, taking advantage of the characteristics of the kind of meter the power company uses. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com