Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!daveh From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Watts of the A3000, A1950, JX300, etc Message-ID: <19786@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 12 Mar 91 21:56:24 GMT References: Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 27 In article andrewsr@u2.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) writes: > >Hello All! > >I am considering purchasing a TrippLite Line Conditioner Stabilizer >and Brown Out Protector (whew, now there's a mouthfull!) >Q: How many watts do the following pieces of hardware require? > 1. Amiga 3000 (w/ 18MB of on board memory) > (And a 200MB SCSI 2ond drive) The A3000 power supply is rated for a total of around 135 Watts. A fully loaded A3000 would be expected to draw 135 Watts or less, assuming it wasn't actually an overloaded A3000. An overloaded system might draw more power, or it might just fail. >Q2: For the layman, what is the relationship between watts and amps? It's as easy as pie. P=IE, Power = Current x Voltage, NM Watts = N Volts x M Amps. >-Rich -- Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests" {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: hazy BIX: hazy "What works for me might work for you" -Jimmy Buffett