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Re: gEDA-user: pcb, howto partition power planes?


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> [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DJ Delorie
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: pcb, howto partition power planes?
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> > You may want to check power factor.
>
> Perhaps you're thinking of power efficiency?  You don't pay
> for power factor problems (imaginary power).

True, but a lot of the the electric company's so-called "watt-hour" meters are actually "amp-hour" meters, or at least they used to be.  So stuff with a poor power factor will hurt your electric bill even if they don't pull many watts.


>
> > Don't you have a number of PCs running 24x7?
>
> Yup, at least six of them.
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