[dba-Tech] Power Consumption

Well the TV and the lights will be easy and instructive.  I'll estimate the
computers at 80 watts continuous and let it go at that.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 8:24 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Power Consumption


> Uhh... just teach them that the TELEVISION uses 400 watts and leaving it
off
> all the time will save a bundle.  Good for the electric bill, good for the
> kids.
>
> ;-)
>
> Seriously though, the 300 watts is a maximum that can be drawn, not how
much
> is being used.  How much is really used will be a function of how many
hard
> drives and the processor type mostly.  Those two things use the most
power.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.colbyconsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> - Beach Access Software
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 10:32 AM
> To: dba-tech
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Power Consumption
>
>
> I'm trying to teach the kids a little about electricity conservation - see
> if we can knock down that electric bill a bit (we pay about $.10 per kwh).
> I'm going to have them calculate how much it costs to leave various things
> on per hour.
>
> So the question is, if a computer has a 300 watt power supply, is it
drawing
> 300 watts all the time?  Does it draw more when it's computing than when
> it's idling?  What's a good way for them to estimate how much a computer
> uses if they leave it on overnight? Just the computer, not the monitor.
>
> Come to think of it, I leave my laser printer on all the time although it
> has a sleep mode and has to do a warm up if it hasn't printed anything for
a
> while.  Also leave the speakers on - they use one of those little
> transformers that plugs directly into an outlet.  I suppose they draw
minute
> amounts of power all the time although I never considered them to be major
> power users.
>
> TIA
>
> Rocky
> _______________________________________________
> dba-Tech mailing list
> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com
> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech
> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> dba-Tech mailing list
> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com
> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech
> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>