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