[Noisebridge-discuss] another refrigerator

[Shannon Lee]

It's not for food.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Joachim Pedersen <joachimp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not that I have something strongly against refrigerators...
> But,
> > 420 watts and 12 cents per kWh
> Where did you get these values? 12cents seems alright. But It seems
> that power consumption could be 50% higher or more if it is an
> old/huge fridge.
>
> http://www.oksolar.com/technical/consumption.html
> http://www.thegeoexchange.org/fridge-power-consumption/index.html
>
> Also, we might think about trying to reduce storage of food at 2169
> until the rat problem is somewhat under control. I saw a quite big rat
> just last night...
>
> But like I said, it's nothing that I'm getting too emotional about...
>
> -Joachim
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>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 18:04, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:
> > I would like this fridge for use at Noisebridge, but I have no truck.  If
> it
> > were to arrive, I would care for and feed it.
> > --S
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Bill Pollock <bill at nostarch.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Well, just let me know what people would like to do. My friend might
> >> even offer to truck it in if it's on a day that he's not working.
> >> (Mondays I think.)
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
> >> Jesse Zbikowski wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Joachim Pedersen <joachimp at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> Refrigerators consume quite a bit of power. I think we should pass on
> >> >> this until it becomes an absolute necessity.
> >> >
> >> > Interesting.  This is a straightforward calculation given the wattage
> >> > of the fridge and how much Noisebridge pays for electricity.  Assuming
> >> > 420 watts and 12 cents per kWh, that figures $36.82 / month, or about
> >> > the same as a Starving Hacker membership.
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> >
> > "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
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Shannon Lee
(503) 539-3700

"Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
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