Power-consumption

Geplaatst op 29 januari 2017 door pa2old
Diamond GSV3000:
How many watts do we use from the mains?
Radio Amateurs often have no idea how many watts we pull out the mains.
That is much more than we think!
I actually watched for fun how many watts my Game Computer (PC with hefty graphic card) consumed. With a high resolution video game was that around 800 watts and higher!
Then I got the idea to see how much the Diamond GSV3000 13.8 volt 25 amp. (EU version) consumed on the 230 volt mains.
See below the test result:


Under test: Diamond GSV3000 DC Power Supply 25 Amp (EU version) 230 Volt AC

Switched Off = 0 Watt

Switched On = 13,8 Volt

Switched On = 14 Watt

Power 50 Watt ± 10 Amp

50 Watt FM = 241 Watt mains

80 Watt FM = 345 Watt mains

Conclusion:
This shows that, with a number of transceivers, one or two computers,
peripherals and lighting, we consume at least a few hundred watts.

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I'm a licensed Radio-amateur since 1982 (Ham Radio) PA2OLD https://pa2old.nl - I like Hi-Fi, modern but also old record-players and tape recorders.
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