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comitan
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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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Bob and Susan
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here is a closer look
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comitan
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You sure know how to prove a point!!!!
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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
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| Quote: | Originally posted by hookemup
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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Yes it's .5 amps . Old eyes and fine print problem.
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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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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
we have a toaster oven that draws ALOT of electricty but not for along time...susan likes her toast lightly toasted
the electric deep frier used 3500watts and was given away
too much power needed for the french fries
now we just use the stove
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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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"
(i like that word)
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more reasearch!!! thanks lencho
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