How much would it actully cost leaving desktop on all weekend

[Drak3]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

AC Makes sense, given that - if we're talking central air - the power draw can be considerable

Window unit, and a medium size one.

2 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

However, most PC's don't require anything even remotely close to their own circuit.

It's my main PC, NAS, PS4 Pro, 3 monitors, plus room for expansion.

 

3 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

Anyway, napkin math is fine, but getting a device like a Kill-a-watt meter, which is ridiculously cheap, would simply make all of that easier and more precise.

 

But to each their own

Napkin math is what let me run my old system on our old fuse box for as long as it could.

 

4 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

Depends on how sweet they are and if they are available in the togo offering

 

If your panel can handle it why not However the spaghetti of wires might annoy your local electrician when it comes to selling...

 

Also maybe it's time to hit this button to reset?

 

*Waits for news on house being burnt to the ground due to "napkin math"*

My napkin math leaves a good bit of headroom.

My wiring job also looks better than what the electrician did to draft the existing wires to the new breaker box. But that's the benefit of running all new runs.

[Foxxer]

18 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

Oh I'm sure they exist. But living in Canada, I've never seen one (we do have 220v circuits, but not for normal outlets).

Makes sense.

 

This is interesting!

 

[dalekphalm]

3 hours ago, Foxxer said:

Makes sense.

 

This is interesting!

 

Yep it's pretty common knowledge for anyone who has experience in electrical work how The Americas are the few exception to using 220v as their main voltage.

 

We use 220V in houses for high amperage appliances only (Furnace, dryer, stove, etc). Though with 120V, there are three standards: 15A (normal outlets), 20A, and 30A - the latter two are generally only used commercially or industrially.

[STRMfrmXMN]

On 1/17/2018 at 10:46 AM, divito said:

See, that's what I've been wondering. I've considered getting one in the past, but outside of seeing what my PC draws with a few tasks, I really can't imagine what else I'd need it for. 

I bought it to see how much power my system drew (here's a link to the status update where I talk about it) and also because it's useful to test if I could overload an outlet.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

On 1/17/2018 at 8:20 PM, Foxxer said:

Any kill-a-watt 220v version ?

I have this one, but there are many others. Just search "kill a watt" in a 220V country's Amazon (UK, Germany, Spain...) and you'll find a number of them