[ale] current pulled by computer power supply

[Glenn C. Lasher Jr.]

On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Wandered Inn wrote:

> I'm to the point that I'm concerned with the amount of current I might
> be pulling in my little office here.  I can find the maximum current for
> each computer power supply stamped plainly on each box.   Question is,
> does anyone know what the 'average' current is for a computer?  I
> suspect that the max is only hit when the thing is powering up and/or
> REAL busy.

I'd like to offer a fairly low-tech solution:  get a good multimeter that
can measure AC amps, and put it inline with the computer.  

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