On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 09:00:24 +0100, News wrote:

Back to basics. Before I start trying to see what is using too much
power, what would you expect ordinary consumption to be, during the day
at this time of year?

750 W on our monitor ATM. That is about normal. 11 CFLs and 1 5'
florry, two PC and monitors, associated modems, switches, server,
NAS's, VOIP kit, CH controls (two RF stats, two programmers).

If you get a monitor that has a data out you can produce things like
this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/allsorts-60/3891740435

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Cheers
Dave.