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Old 29-07-09, 06:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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trying to work out how many watts a samsung ntl 2100 use.
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y? saving carbon footprint?
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get one of them plug in meters.

it will actually have a power rating on the sticker on the box
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y? saving carbon footprint?
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get one of them plug in meters.

it will actually have a power rating on the sticker on the box
thanks did find it on the sticker the pace is 30w so assume sammy is abt same
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it says 0.2A so a bit of ohms law and your sorted

p = v * i

we'll base the voltage on 240v

p = 240 * 0.2 = 48w
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