Ralph, APC has a good article on Watts and Volt Amps (apparently not the same). They also have wattage for many breeds of servers. I don't have the links right handy, but I think you'll find them.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Wattage Calculation As I understand it, and I could be wrong (as well as using incorrect terminology), but I beleive what you have calculated is the maximum possible draw in watts that could come from your system - but thats not the same as the normal operational draw. Many systems do not have a PSU that compensates for the maximum draw. On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Ralph Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone help me out and educate me on something? > > > > We are having some work done, and I was asked if I could supply the total > wattage for all the equipment in our server room. > > > > I thought I could use the specs from the tag on each item, take the total > number of amps, and multiply by 110 to get watts. > > > > What is throwing me off is that if I look one of our typical desktop PCs it > is 6.3 A at 110 volts, so it would be 693 watts. The power supply is 300W > max, so something seems to be wrong with my thinking. > > > > What would be the correct way to do this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ralph > > Confidentiality Notice: > > ****************** > > This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential > information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is > addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by > anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are > not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete > and destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > -- ME2 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
