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|    Bob F to Bob F    |
|    Re: Kill-o-watt meter used on computer U    |
|    20 Sep 11 17:11:33    |
      From: bobnospam@gmail.com              Bob F wrote:       > I just unplugged the Belkin 1200 VA UPS powering my computer, and       > plugged it into my Kill-o-watt meter. After the UPS quit beeping       > after power was restored, the meter shows 7-11 watts being consumed       > by the UPS feeding the computer, which is way less than the computer       > (quad core core-duo processor) uses.       > Does the killowatt have a problem reading accurately with UPS units?              I just tried plugging the computer directly into the Killowatt meter, and get       the same results. It shows 6 watts with the computer connected, and 9 with it       on. The killowatt just doesn't see the computer.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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