Re: Slightly off-the-wall idea for getting a new Mac...

T i m <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

[..]
> >Well, you got me looking this up... And your PF of 0.6 is pretty poor
> >according to these:
> 
> Yep but not untypical and why we will look at replacing the PSU.
> 
> ><http://www.cip.ukcentre.com/Power%20Factor.htm>
> >
> ><http://www.energy-in-motion.com/PFC.html>
> >
> >Reading those sites indicates that this calculation has limited purpose
> >in domestic usage, and seems to be more commonly used with three phase
> >setups.
> 
> Agreed, apart from PC power supplies, oh, and my Arc welder.  ;-)
> 
> And then there is the bigger question as to how well our 'domestic'
> meters work in the first place etc?

Indeed, I'll bet their err on the side of the supplier too.

-- 
Andy Hewitt
<http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/>