Questions tagged [power]

For questions concerning the power usage or requirements of a device. Do not use this tag for questions about supplying or controlling power.

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Better and cheaper Raspberry Pi alternative for BOINC

As the title states, I am planning to make a cluster to donate its processing power to boinc. I am looking for a equally powerful or even more powerful board that costs less than the raspberry pi 2/3. I want it to be compatible with Gridcoin Wallet.…
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A multigang extension with rotated sockets (UK)

I have USB plugs with the output on the same side as the Live prong: Source This means more than one plugged in next to each other in a multigang will often "bump" USB cables. Can I buy a multigang with the sockets rotated 90°? Kinda like my…
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Power requirements

Please let me know if I need the services of an electrician or a normal handyman to facilitate laying down the requirements for 2 x HP Z840's, some LCD monitors and a bunch of laptops. The wattage I got was about 1700W. I guess what I am asking is…
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208 volt watt meter for servers

Anyone ought to be familiar with a 120v power meter, or watt meter, such as the kill-a-watt brand of watt meter like this They are easily found online... amazon... less than $20. Is there one that will do 208 volt single phase and be able to be…
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X370 motherboard: Power Supply Usage

I have been trying to figure out what kind of watt range PSU should I aim for my X370 pro gaming motherboard. I ran into a weird range of watt usage on different calculators. My setup is this: AMD Ryzan 1700x at default speed (no OC) 4x 16 DDR4 Dual…
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What is this connector

All I can say about the cable is that it delivers power to fans, but I'm not sure what to search in order buy more since one of them broke.
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