Re: Empirical results, Re: How much current does a 170 draw? Or an E4A?

On 8/7/25 12:28 PM, Patrik Schindler wrote:

Interesting readings. But simply doing the math is not giving you
correct power values for AC. Something you need for UPSes — and what
you eventually pay for per kWh.

Most of the UPSs I've looked at have had VA ratings, either in addition to or instead of Watt ratings.

Now I understand what you mean with "fat". You're referring to the
expansion box I usually name "sidecar". :-)

Not exactly. Sidecars are usually cable-connected (we had a sidecar-equipped box in the 500-series, with a "hat" on the main chassis, that we'd received in barter), and are not terribly difficult to jettison. "Fat" vs. "Slim" refers to the presence or absence of a bolted-on expansion chassis. Our 200 was initially a "slim" 200, but was expanded to a "fat" 200 fairly early in its service life, also gaining a new top, a new front, and a new bustle. And we have both "fat" and "slim" 170s.

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JHHL