Date   : Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:52:31 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Leccy @ Acorn World '09

Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:

> That is of course the maximum rated power that the supply can provide, 
> it's like saying this PSU can provide between 0W and 350W.

True, indeed. Though the RiscPC PSU is running the main board, harddisc, 
CD-ROM, x86 card, SCSI card, and digitiser.

I'm not entirely certain said PSU would even be enough to get the PC's 
mainboard running, never mind the harddiscs and optical drives or the 
crap hanging off the USB...


> Well 350W would only be just over 1A of current, so not really a big load.

Just for reference, our power rating is 9kW. We had it upped from six as 
it was annoying to flush the toilet (grinder, 2kW), which would cause 
the water pump to cut in (2.8kW), while boiling water (2kW) for a cup of 
tea, along with lights, computers etc (say 1kW for the lot) and...

...click...

...darkness.


Our capacity is measured in kW, not A.


Best wishes,

Rick.

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