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Otto

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Kill a watt
« on: November 17, 2007, 10:19:40 PM »
Can a "Kill a watt" meter be used with DC current? http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html

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Re: Kill a watt
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2007, 03:24:23 PM »
no they are ac only you need one of those gizmo's like danb has i forget the name of it but it does dc amps and watts and stuff.  
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Re: Kill a watt
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2007, 04:10:18 PM »


It called a "Doc Wattson" meter,just got one last week but havent got it setup yet.

Looks good

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Re: Kill a watt
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2007, 02:20:06 AM »
I have an 'E-flite' DC power meter, which also doubles as a self-powered digital voltmeter!


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Re: Kill a watt
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2007, 05:13:06 AM »
The "Kill A Watt" also doesn't like the MSW inverters. I tried it in my camper, with a 1000 Watt "Galaxy" brand MSW Inverter. The CO detector didn't show anything, and the microwave, rated 1050 Watts, showed up as a 600 watt load. I didn't try anything else.

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bob golding

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Re: Kill a watt
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2007, 09:33:36 AM »
ermm think trying to check the power a microwave oven draws would be quite difficult whatever method you used. it is almost a msw inverter on its own. i have had the same problem with a cheap watt hour meter as well.


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