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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 10:23 AM


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Very good testing, but I still would like to know why the KV reads 7 &13 watts and the fan on high speed reads 9 ? it doesn't look like it is saying(reading) watts.




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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 10:45 AM


here is a closer look

9watts.jpg - 21kB




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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 10:52 AM


You sure know how to prove a point!!!!



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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 12:39 PM


Vari Cyclone fans are DC ( no inverter) and draw .05 amp @ 12VDC. We have 5 and love em. web site is www.fanworks.com
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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 12:49 PM


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Vari Cyclone fans are DC ( no inverter) and draw .05 amp @ 12VDC. We have 5 and love em. web site is www.fanworks.com


I think you mean .5 amps. That's 6 watts (W = A * V) -- pretty similar to the fans Bob is posting about.
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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 12:57 PM


Yes it's .5 amps . Old eyes and fine print problem.
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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 01:14 PM


How much did the kill-a-watt gizmo cost so that you can measure the 7 watts of power that cost you less than a dollar per month?



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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 01:16 PM


i ALWAYS thought like comitan that ceiling fans took much more power than they actually do...

there doesn't even seem to be a start-up surge like on the dryer

the lights you use in the fan make it use more electricity

and YES morgaine7 we check everything for wattage usage...

we have a "forced parcipitation" policy here when using "power"
if there is a plug...susan uses it:light:

we have a toaster oven that draws ALOT of electricty but not for along time...susan likes her toast lightly toasted:tumble:

the electric deep frier used 3500watts and was given away:light::light:
too much power needed for the french fries
now we just use the stove:light:
i still get in trouble for giving away the deep frier:(:(

lencho
"You're testing fan motors here, which I suspect have a power factor of .75 or less. Would that not mean you're drawing more from your batteries than you might think from just the plain watts figure?"

why would running a fan motor be different from running a lightbulb continually?

lencho...i really don't know...




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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 01:20 PM


gull

we are entirely solar and battery powered

no electricty here "on the bay" in mulege

the kill-a-watt "gizmo" runs between $25-$30 usa
quite a "gizmo"
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[*] posted on 5-1-2008 at 02:13 PM


more reasearch!!! thanks lencho:fire:



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