RE: Power Consumption & Temperature Monitoring

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You want oojimaflips TOM10 board...

What's his name?

Bugger my crap memory...

Phil=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> On Behalf Of Andy Laurence
> Sent: 24 April 2005 16:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Power Consumption & Temperature Monitoring
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> I've finally bought one of those power meters from Machine=20
> Mart.  I was horrified when I found what some of my equipment=20
> draws.  My main TV draws 15W on standby, 9W for the one in=20
> the kitchen, 21W for the DVD player, and 67W for my main=20
> server.  By turning off a few units rather than switching to=20
> standby, I've saved myself just over =A370 a year.  Brilliant!=20=20
> What I have discovered though, is that I now have to get up=20
> to turn the TV on.  That's far too much hard work!  It's time=20
> to fit a few X10 appliance modules.  However, if I fit a few=20
> appliance modules, will they also suck juice and make the=20
> whole exercise futile?  What I'm really asking, is has anyone=20
> established how much electricity an appliance module uses?
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> Also, next week sees the arrival of a new member of the=20
> family.  Yes, that's right, Bob The Bearded Dragon is moving=20
> in on Saturday.  Whilst he's quite tolerant of temperature=20
> changes, I want to know if the lamp cuts out, or if we have a=20
> cold night have his heat mat come on.  For this, I need a=20
> temperature sensor in his room (it's about 4 foot and made of=20
> glass), and suitable software to control his mat.  The lamp=20
> is controlled by a thermostat, and I think that's the most=20
> reliable solution.  Any suggestions?  I had a look for a=20
> temperature sensor with RS232 output in Maplin yesterday=20
> without any luck.
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> Cheers,
> Andy
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> http://www.andylaurence.co.uk
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