[Amps] HV switch-mode power supply

[Bob Nielsen]

On May 22, 2009, at 9:05 PM, Bill, W6WRT wrote:

> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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> On Fri, 22 May 2009 20:28:40 -0700, "Jim Brown"
> <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> When I left Chicago (three years ago), I was paying $0.09/kWh during
>> the winter and $0.10/kWh during the summer. We ran air conditioning
>> during the summer, and our average use wasabout 55 kWh/day. Here in
>> CA, we're down to about 27 kWh/day, and we've never even considered
>> buying air conditioner. Thank you, Enron and PG&E.
>
> REPLY:
>
>> From what I hear, about the cheapest power in the US is in the  
>> Pacific
> Northwest where they have all that hydroelectric stuff. Of course up
> there one hardly needs air conditioning in the summer anyway. Life
> ani't fair, is it?

I have lived in WA for 9 years and our power isn't all hydro (we were  
effected by Enron also).   On my latest bill, it was $0.085/kWh for  
the first 600 kWh and $0.10/kWh after that.

While our electrical usage isn't very high in the summer, we make up  
for it during the winter.  My house has baseboard heat and the usage  
hit 140 kWh/day in December.  My total over the year is probably  
slightly higher than it was when I lived in AZ or CA (and I had A/C  
in both places), but I don't have any natural gas bills to worry  
about (we have a propane range in the kitchen, but a tank fill lasts  
nearly three years).  The biggest electrical issue here is the  
frequent outages during storms (it's no fun being without heat or  
water for several days).

To get the discussion back on topic, I can't fire up my amp then either!

73, Bob N7XY