[OZAPRS] smart meters ?

[Richard Hoskin]

I'm running the local Igate, (UI-View & AGWPE) SAMail email system etc on a
VIA EPIA-M Mini-ATX PC. It's running on 12v using a SLA battery and PSU at
about 40W to 50W of power drain.

After booting which takes a little longer than the average system it runs at
about 20% CPU just fine. The CPU is fan less and runs reasonably cool. The
PC seems to be very reliable.

Cheers
Richard
VK3JFK


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
> Behalf Of Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ
> Sent: Sunday, 12 December 2010 12:15 PM
> To: Australian APRS Users
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] smart meters ?
> 
> Shaun,
> 
> Consider these options:
> 
> 
> 1. Asus EEEPC-701
> 
> 
> 2. Asus EEEBox B202
> http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/specifications.html
> 
> 3. Mini-ITX motherboard
> http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3549#ov
> 
> 
> We have used both EEEPC-701 and the EEEBOX B202 at work for small 24hr a
> day appliances and the power consumption is exceptionally low.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jamie Campbell
> 
> vk2ycj at bravo.net.au
> 
> I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I
> wrote a long one instead.  (Mark Twain, 1835-1910)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/12/2010 9:09 AM, Shaun wrote:
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > We started on power consumption for the computers used to run APRS,
> especially
> > iGates, and the associated costs.
> >
> > To the group:
> >
> > I am going to put a meter on my PC to see how much power the thing
> actually
> > uses.  Even though it has a 300 watt PS. I don't think it is actually
> using
> > that much.  Comparing it to my home brew box, which has a 60 watt globe
> to
> > heat the beer, I had assumed about 100 watts for the PC given how hot it
> > gets.
> >
> > So 0.100kw x 24h x 365d x $0.22 = $193.
> >
> > Some notebooks are running sub 10 watts, so $19.70 per year in running
> costs.
> >
> > So in short, using a netbook, external monitor and keyboard, which I
> already
> > have, payback is less than 2 years or a bit over 2 years if you get the
> > bottom  end Dell 10.1 inch at $399.
> >
> > Shaun
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:39:57 Andrew Rich wrote:
> >> Aprs ?
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> Andrew Rich
> >>
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