[PLUG] How much power consumed...

[Erik Lane]

The kill-a-watt is very easy to use and a standard.
http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html

Here's one person's modification of it. I've used the basic meters,
but never modified one. http://www.ladyada.net/make/tweetawatt/

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Michael Robinson
<plug_1 at robinson-west.com> wrote:
> I am wondering what my Pentium II 300 server system with the monitor
> off most of the time is drawing power wise?  I'm thinking 190 watts
> is probably the max because I googled and that is apparently what a
> K6-2 300 system draws.  What is the best way for this Linux based
> computer to post it's average power consumption via an Apache based
> web site?  This system has two Compaq 4G MA4039LP scsi drives, an
> Adaptec 2940U2W, a scsi cdrom that is almost never used, a Thunderlan
> dual nic, an Intel ISA PCMCIA card, and an ATI Rage 128 RF/SG AGP video
> card.  Don't know how much power the memory consumes, but I have 2 128
> meg PC66 DIMMs.  I also have a cheap USB Logitech color Quickcam.  A
> cheap PS/2 mouse and keyboard are plugged in, but they are almost never
> used.
>
> Is there a hardware product that I can plug in between the wall
> and the power strip that feeds this computer which will report
> the power consumption to Linux via a USB or ethernet port?  The
> only thing that readily comes to mind is getting an APC Smart UPS.
> I have one that doesn't work right, don't know why.
>
> I would like a cheap amp meter that I can plug in inline between any
> 15/20 amp AC device and a wall outlet.  Obviously, it would be nice
> if this amp meter has Linux compatible output capabilities.
>
> Actually, it would be nice if I could meter the circuit that this server
> is on in isolation.
>
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