You really cant go by the ratings on the unit, thats usually max. If you hook a Pentium 100 to one of those big SLI-rated 1000 watt power supplies, it isnt going to draw 1000 watts. If you dont mind downing some servers, you could use a Kill-a-watt. Or maybe one of those clamp-on Ammeters if you want to not down them, but I wonder how accurate those really are. Kill-a-watt: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/7657/ Clamp-on: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_03482369000P Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107
_____ From: Ralph Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Wattage Calculation 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. _____ If this email is spam, report it here: http://www.OnlyMyEmail.com/ReportSpam <http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpam&Id=ODEzNjQ6NzczNDczODgwO nBqcEBwc25ldC5jb20%3D> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
