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From: ken@ncrcae.UUCP (Ken Fineberg)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: power metering
Message-ID: <2136@ncrcae.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 22:50:36 EST
Article-I.D.: ncrcae.2136
Posted: Wed Apr 10 22:50:36 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Apr-85 03:52:15 EST
References: <905@druky.UUCP>
Reply-To: ken@ncrcae.UUCP (Ken Fineberg)
Organization: NCR, Columbia, SC
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Summary: 

In article <905@druky.UUCP> ewh@druky.UUCP (HarkinsEW) writes:
>re: power meters, etc, ad nauseum; i'm really surprised that nobody piped up
>with a little tip during the various pronunciamentos: on nearly all electrical
>gear there is either an amps or watts rating.  just look and you'll find it;
>follow the conversion formula if needed and you've got it, no?
>ernie harkins
><this space for rent>

That's fine for light bulbs, TV's and other constant consumers, BUT consider
cyclic devices such as water heaters, washing machines, clothes driers,
refrigerators etc.   It's a lot easier to measure their power consumption
with a watt-hour meter than it is to calculate their power consumption.
BTW how much rent do you want for your space :-)?