Re: [ATM] Go Back to High School...

[dave w <daze39@earthlink.net>]

Thomas Janstrom wrote:

> Hi Jim, yes I did mangle the scientific units in my original posting.
> 
> So a correction:
> 4kW is the power consumption of the kiln (3.8kW for the kiln the rest is the
> electronics), and as it ran at 100% rated power output for the first 19hrs
> it used 76kW, and as it is now drawing about 20% rated output it will draw
> about 240kW over the next 301hrs (the total program time is 320hrs). I pay
> $0.13/kW hour (a direct quote from my power bill) so the total dollar
> expenditure will be about $40.
> 
> I hope I got it right this time, if not please someone let me know where I
> screwed up this time!


Slight correction:
 > for the first 19hrs it used 76kW
 > it will draw about 240kW over the next 301hrs

These should be "it used 76 kW-hours" and "it will draw about 240 kW-hours"...

-dave w




 



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