Motorolla 6412 power consumption

[brector]

Does anyone know the wattage the 6412 consumes? All the manuals I can find do not list this. Thanks!

[Ratman]

It should be noted on a label on the back or bottom of the unit (probably near the power cord).

[57U]

Probably somewhere around 20-40 Watts, depending on whether it's on or in standby. These units don't really shut off.

If you're interested in power consumption of devices and parasitic draws, get yourself a Watt Meter. You can buy them for about $25. Here's the one I have in Canada.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp;jsessionid=Hzle492s3qE9EwoSroMqLhHMt8X1NretTAddAzycnUbL64t8poiW!817091985!172915565!7205!7305?postal=m4P+1E2&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443279714&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672790&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474396670271&bmForm=form_set_price_list&bmFormID=1202922974608&bmUID=1202922974608&bmHash=c1e260cf407f43f22b1802bd6b02fd187fec9d96

Copy/paste URL into your browser.

The power ratings in the specifications or on the units themselves are usually maximum power. For example, a large plasma may say 400 Watts, however, during operation when properly calibrated, the power consumption may be closer to 200 Watts, depending on the colours displayed - black requires less power.

[brector]

Thanks! I'm adding all my devices up so I can upgrade my ups and I think I'm going to go with a power conditioner.

Here it is so far:
TV - 285W
PS3 - 380W
Receiver - 616W :eek: I got this by the listed 5.6A times 110V

Edit - and I'm at work or i would look - lol

[57U]

I'm assuming that when you get a UPS, you won't be plugging the high usage devices into the battery protected side - perhaps only the surge side, otherwise you'll need a massive UPS. Also, your AVR will likely only be using about 50-100 Watts under normal listening levels, although I've heard that Denons may be more - they get quite hot.

For example, here's the power draw of a lot of my stuff:

In some cases I didn't bother checking individual items, I simply checked everthing that's plugged into the "UPS" (I have 3 UPS - one for Computer stuff, one for stereo stuff and one for TV stuff.). I've been "upgrading" UPS as required and moving the "older" ones to other services.

Item / Parasitic Draw / "On Draw" / Comments

Main Floor

Yamaha Receiver (Living Room) 13 / 24
Discman 4 / 4
Uniden Phone (Living Room) 8 / 8
Panasonic Phone (Kitchen) 4 / 4
Cordless Vac 4 / 4
Large "Torchiere" Halogen Light (Living Room) 0 / 150-300
Refrigerator 10 / 10-600 / 84 kWh/month ($110/year)

HT

Martin Logan Speaker 0-2 / 0-2
Clements Sub 4 / 4-100
Polk Sub 16 / 16-200
Rechargeable Flashlight (Large) 11
Stereo (all UPS) 40 / 80-100 / 35-40kWh/month ($50/year)
- Receiver On adds 40
- DVD player on adds 10
- HDD on SA8300HD uses 5
- Cassette deck adds 5-10
TV (all UPS) 15 / 195-245 / 30-35 kWh/month ($40/year
SA8300HD 23 / 29-30 (29 off with HDD spinning, 30 "on")

Central Vacuum 2 / 1370 / 1 kWh/use ($5/year)
Freezer 0-500 Average 70 kWh/month ($90/year)

Second Floor

SA3250HD 20 / 21
Zenith 27" SD TV 4 / 90-135
Rechargeable Flashligh (Small) 4 / 4
Computer (all UPS) 30 / 170-250 Average 75 kWh/month ($90/year)
Computer asleep saves 40
Computer LCD monitor black saves 25
Small Halogen Light 45-54 Lo/Hi settings
Washing Machine 0 / 0-800 / 0.15 kWh/load, 5 kWh/month, $7/year
My clock radio 10 / 17
Her clock radio 3 / 4

[brector]

Wow! That is cool!

I am now leaning towards an APC voltage conditioner, specifically the H15

Probably a stupid question, can I hook the conditioner up to my current UPS? I just want to give the tv time to cool the bulb in a power failure

[57U]

Not recommended - See:

http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1372&p_created=1010390400&p_sid=U6BFHeYi&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzY2JnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1wbHVnIHVwcyBpbnRvIHN1cmdlIHByb3RlY3Rvcg**&p_li=&p_topview=1

[brector]

I didn't think so, thanks!!!