Comments on: Power Budgets [3] Measuring Real Power http://www.genverters.com/genverters/power-budgets-3-measuring-real-power/ Making Energy, Storing it, and using it wisely Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:27:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: marshall http://www.genverters.com/genverters/power-budgets-3-measuring-real-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 marshall Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:26:05 +0000 http://www.genverters.com/?p=1046#comment-2651 Yes, I'd rather have the real numbers BEFORE the move and discover that we were too optimistic! Yes, I’d rather have the real numbers BEFORE the move and discover that we were too optimistic!

]]> By: Rusty http://www.genverters.com/genverters/power-budgets-3-measuring-real-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 Rusty Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:22:42 +0000 http://www.genverters.com/?p=1046#comment-2477 Mine doesn't have as many bells & whistles as the one you're using, but works quite well. It measures the wattage or amps & I used it at my house in town to measure all of the appliances I thought I might use while off-grid. I never considered using it "while" off-grid, to check if the results are the same. I'll have to dig it out from wherever the heck it's got to now & try this out once I get back to camp. LCD TV's are the way to go though. I don't have one yet but it's somewhere on the "list of stuff" I could use. Reducing is the "first" key to sucess! When I took my initial readings, I admit, I was very delusional about all of the things I was going to keep "powered up" off a couple of small panels, homebuilt windmill & batteries. After some experimenting though, I sure learned the reality of whats possible & whats "wishfull thinking"! Mine doesn’t have as many bells & whistles as the one you’re using, but works quite well. It measures the wattage or amps & I used it at my house in town to measure all of the appliances I thought I might use while off-grid. I never considered using it “while” off-grid, to check if the results are the same. I’ll have to dig it out from wherever the heck it’s got to now & try this out once I get back to camp.

LCD TV’s are the way to go though. I don’t have one yet but it’s somewhere on the “list of stuff” I could use. Reducing is the “first” key to sucess! When I took my initial readings, I admit, I was very delusional about all of the things I was going to keep “powered up” off a couple of small panels, homebuilt windmill & batteries.
After some experimenting though, I sure learned the reality of whats possible & whats “wishfull thinking”!
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]]> By: Power Budgets [4] data you can use | Real off grid Energy and Life! http://www.genverters.com/genverters/power-budgets-3-measuring-real-power/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Power Budgets [4] data you can use | Real off grid Energy and Life! Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:50:38 +0000 http://www.genverters.com/?p=1046#comment-105 [...] offer an online calculator to help do your power budget  and save energy!  . Part 3 described  power measurement.  In this installment we present some real data that is helpful in creating your own budget, and [...] [...] offer an online calculator to help do your power budget  and save energy!  . Part 3 described  power measurement.  In this installment we present some real data that is helpful in creating your own budget, and [...]

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