RE: Power consumption

From: Jonathan Koolpe <jkoolpe_at_itsa.ucsf.edu>
Date: Thu Oct 12 2000 - 13:40:31 EDT

>I borrowed an idea that I saw at Tom Wisnionski's place. He was using PC
>"power controllers" that sit underneath your monitor with separate switches
>and outlets for your printer, monitor, computer, and one or two Aux devices
>(usually 5-6 outlets total). These things usually have nice long power
>cables so they'll usually sit on top of a game and still reach outlets. A
>Kensington made unit I have handy says it is rated at 15A. The controllers
>don't seem to be too fashionable in recent years so if you ask around, you
>can usually find a few for free.
>
Yes, this is exactly what I have used...I got a couple for free and they
work really well. I can switch each game on individually and I just locate
the power controller to the side of one game. Very handy...

Jonathan

Jonathan Koolpe
Staff Research Associate
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Tel: (415) 476-9371 Fax: (415) 476-8201
mail to: jkoolpe@itsa.ucsf.edu

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