Desktop PC power supply
On 3/3/2017 11:31 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:46:08 -0500, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Unless my Kill-a-watt is wonky.
That's a possibility. I have several kill-a-watt meters. ...
I checked my Kill-a-watt against my Fluke "True RMS" clamp-on. They
read the same current, so that gives me a lot more confidence in the
Kill-a-watt.
Now, for the "I'm feeling really stupid" part: in the maze of cables
under my desk, I had put the Kill-a-watt on the wrong one! I was
measuring the power on everything: PC, printer, modem, etc.
When I used the right cable & measured just the PC, the power was
155W+-. Versus the 200W previously. So my PSU efficiency is 33%+-
(54/155). Better than the previous/wrong 25%, but not dramatically so.
Thanks to all the commenters.
Bob
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