RE: Power Consumption & Temperature Monitoring

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.gadgetjunkie.net/modules.php?name=3DNews&file=3Darticle&sid=3D17

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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> On Behalf Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 24 April 2005 17:05
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Power Consumption & Temperature Monitoring
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
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> > 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 Mart. 
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> > was horrified when I found what some of my equipment draws.=20
>  My main=20
> > TV draws 15W on standby, 9W for the one in the kitchen, 21W for
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> > DVD player, and 67W for my main server.  By turning off a few
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> > rather than switching to standby, I've saved myself just over
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> > year.  Brilliant!
> > What I have discovered though, is that I now have to get up to
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> > the TV on.  That's far too much hard work!  It's time to=20
> fit a few X10=20
> > appliance modules.  However, if I fit a few appliance modules,
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> > they also suck juice and make the whole exercise futile?  What
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> > really asking, is has anyone established how much electricity
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> > appliance module uses?
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> > Also, next week sees the arrival of a new member of the=20
> family.  Yes,=20
> > that's right, Bob The Bearded Dragon is moving in on=20
> Saturday.  Whilst=20
> > he's quite tolerant of temperature changes, I want to know=20
> if the lamp=20
> > cuts out, or if we have a cold night have his heat mat come=20
> on.  For=20
> > this, I need a temperature sensor in his room (it's about 4=20
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> > made of glass), and suitable software to control his mat.=20=20
> The lamp is=20
> > controlled by a thermostat, and I think that's the most
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> > solution.  Any suggestions?  I had a look for a temperature
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> > with RS232 output in Maplin yesterday without any luck.
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> > Cheers,
> > Andy
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> > http://www.andylaurence.co.uk
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