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Is my cab an electrical hazard or dangerous otherwise? More play, less paranoia

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Ummon:


--- Quote from: Malenko on August 03, 2008, 09:28:24 am ---You should be fine, I leave my PC on  ages at a time and its pretty much the same thing but with a 22" LCD monitor instead of a 24" CRT and no florescent light.

you could teach the kids how to properly start up and shut down the machine and eliminate both the worry and some of the electric bill

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Kinda of like proper gun safety.

ark_ader:

Our electricity company sent us one of the smart plugs for PC usage.

It monitors when the main PC shuts down and turns off the rest of the gear.  Perfect for cabs.

Our voltage is 220v, so the risk of fire is that little bit (more) real.

Here is the link:
http://www.complocated.com/reviews/products/EON_PowerDown

scotthh:

If we assume:
The computer (including 4th fan and speaker) is drawing 250 watts.
The CRT is drawing 200 watts.
The fluorescent bulb 20 watts.
For a total of 470 watts.

This means with 120v, you're drawing just under 4 amps. Assuming you're on a 15 amp circuit, you've got to have a fair amount of other stuff on it to pop your breaker.

If you're drawing 500 watts, and paying 20 cents per kilowatt, it costs you 40 cents per hour to run this rig. If you run it 24/7 for a month, that's almost $150 of electricity.

I took the highest numbers I could find and rounded up. Your computer will draw less power when idle. So your actual usage will probably be less. Unless something overheats, you shouldn't have a problem. You're not drawing too much electricity for the circuit.

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