OT - but not political - 120 volt watt meter ??
 

Hmmm, maybe we need a new convention to distinguish
political content off-topic from non-political off topic. I see
some of the "political" posters do use the OT prefix and
asking them to change might result in them not using OT
at all. How about OTNP for Off Topic but Not Political ??


ANYWAY - We've just moved into a new apartment where
everything, including heat, is electric. Being the type that I am,
I'm curious about how much electricity each item uses.Of
course this is fairly simple for a light bulb that has a wattage
rating. But, for example, I don't know what the TV uses
or the refridgerator. Even if I knew the rated wattage of
the fridge, I think the actual useage might vary.

So, is there any units that plug in-line with a device that will
give some reading, either instantaneous or over time, of use?
Or other ideas. What would be REALLY cool is a readout
somewhere showing real-time use. ~~ Yea, the electric meter
kind of does that, but it's a pain to read.

Probably for the cost of any such devices I could buy a month's
electricity. But it might at least make for some interesting discussion.

Gary


PS: Haven't been boating lately - busy with moving, new place,
etc. But hopefully this weekend we'll go.

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:41:18 -0400, "Gary Warner"
wrote:


Hmmm, maybe we need a new convention to distinguish
political content off-topic from non-political off topic. I see
some of the "political" posters do use the OT prefix and
asking them to change might result in them not using OT
at all. How about OTNP for Off Topic but Not Political ??

What about the OTNP post that goes to OTP(olitical), then back to
O(n)T(opic).......

Ummmm.....never mind...

ANYWAY - We've just moved into a new apartment where
everything, including heat, is electric. Being the type that I am,
I'm curious about how much electricity each item uses.Of
course this is fairly simple for a light bulb that has a wattage
rating. But, for example, I don't know what the TV uses
or the refridgerator. Even if I knew the rated wattage of
the fridge, I think the actual useage might vary.

So, is there any units that plug in-line with a device that will
give some reading, either instantaneous or over time, of use?
Or other ideas. What would be REALLY cool is a readout
somewhere showing real-time use. ~~ Yea, the electric meter
kind of does that, but it's a pain to read.

Probably for the cost of any such devices I could buy a month's
electricity. But it might at least make for some interesting discussion.

They are expensive and are usually for high voltage applications like
industrial uses. I've actually never seen one that one can plug into
a wall, so I did a Google search - couldn't find one that can be used
the way you want to use it.

As to figuring the TV and what not, there is a data plate on the TV
which will tell you in watt hours. All appliances have this
information posted on the device.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

You can buy a real electric meter pretty cheap. I got one from Hialeah Meters
for about $20.