[Noisebridge-discuss] 1. Re: Electricity usage at the space is up UP UP

[jim]

    Andy provided a link. They're small hand-held sized 
devices. You plug it into a socket then plug the device 
into its socket. It measures the power consumption as 
kilowatts per hour. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009MDBU 



On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 15:11 -0700, Bruce Wolfe wrote:
> Additionally, are these PG$E mechanical or Smart meters?
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
> Sent from Android. Pardon spelling.
> 
> On Jun 24, 2011 2:20 PM, "jim" <jim at well.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Good idea. A variant is to unplug the suspect device 
> > and plug it into something that measures Amps (e.g. a 
> > variac). What this will yield is a snapshot of amps. 
> > What's additionally needed is to know the amount of use 
> > during a billing period. 
> > A gizmo such as Andy's suggestion (we have one buried 
> > behind the refridge next to the vending machine) can show 
> > power usage for a time period. (I saw it but didn't want 
> > to move all the stuff necessary so's to retrieve it--if 
> > someone does retrieve it, maybe it'd be good to have a 
> > well-known storage place for it or the note someone would 
> > write to indicate it's current working location.) 
> > I suspect the cooking stuff as the primary sucker of 
> > power and NB money: can cookers tell if there's been 
> > greater use of that stuff in the last three months over 
> > the previous quarter? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 12:10 -0700, Bruce Wolfe wrote:
> >> Go analog and start unplugging things one at a time while someone
> is
> >> watching the meter spin (or numbers flip) while on walkie-talkies,
> or
> >> a human chain to relay the message up and down or maybe just plain
> old
> >> two cans and string.
> >> 
> >> Bruce
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Sent from Android. Pardon spelling.
> >> 
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