Explain me this

[_dangtx_]

not power supply related,but power related.

so i got a second ac unit, and out of curiosity i plugged it into me trusty kill a watt...figures were around 175-185 watts

then a few minutes later i look again and it showed over a thousand watts

thinking the kill a watt went or is going, i plugged one of the pc's im building and it
was showing what a dual gtx 580 build should show under furmark(insert power jokes here)

so what the frog gives with the ac unit?? :)

[JD]

Probably when the compressor kicks in. It puts a huge draw for a few seconds, which is what it likely read.

That is what causes these portable AC's to blow fuses/breakers whenever they "click in".

Same goes with your fridge too, starting up compressors puts a huge strain on the wall outlet.

[supaflyx3]

What JD said, the compressor kicks in to cool the coolant, then shuts off for a while and kicks in when the coolant gets warm.

[_dangtx_]

cool,thanks guys. but 800 and spare watts of difference,good god!

also i saw that when left on auto it never goes over 200 watts. weird.

[On2wheels]

So then what was your pc power draw at idle? I'm curious to know what my machine draws when I leave it on for a weekend.
I think my cpu maxes out at 90w, and I've got a gtx560Ti.
AMD Phenom 9650 http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/43375.pdf

[_dangtx_]

memory fails me.

at idle expect maybe 150 watts for your pc?

[supaflyx3]

Of topic, but is there anywhere online in canada that you can buy a killawatt or something similar, for under 40?

[roh_ultima]

uh ya AC units take a lot of power

theres the normal mode they will run in , then kick into a higher mode

[_dangtx_]

@fly intteresting question. i looked and all i could find was ebay..unless i didnt look properly.
the blue planet one is nice too,though the kill a watt seems a bit simpler=more durable,at least in me humble experience.

@ultima. yep. did not quite expect that. and the funny thing is it does not dent the monthly payments much either. then again we don't have scorching days all
summer long up here in cana da

[supaflyx3]

Hopefully the same is true, I'm running a 15,000BTU AC in my room, hopefully it doesn't cut in to my hydro much.