Kill-a-watt on sale

Wonderboy · 01-31-10, 09:29 PM

Pretty useful tool, and it's on sale right now. I am not financially affiliated with newegg or whomever makes the kill-a-watt.

Newegg.com - P3 Kill A Watt Electricity Load Meter and Monitor

Daox · 02-01-10, 06:04 AM

Wow, thats a pretty good price. However, they are sold out as of now.

TimJFowler · 04-19-10, 05:28 PM

FYI,

Kill-A-Watt EZ's are for sale at Home Despot for $24.87 each (plus tax). As far as I can tell, this is a standard price, not a sale price.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...03&marketID=87

I've finally purchased one and am now logging various appliances starting in the kitchen. Wow, the toaster sucks electricity!

I do wish the Kill-A-Watt EZ displayed one more significant digit on the kiloWatt hour reading. Yes, I'm already wanting more precision and I've only had the gizmo for a couple of days.

FWIW,
Tim

Clev · 04-20-10, 05:11 PM

They're now $19.99 with free shipping at the Newegg link Wonderboy posted above.

Xringer · 04-20-10, 07:18 PM

I'm going to wait until they come out with one that does real-time logging,
with a wireless/USB PC connection..

In the 40 dollar range would be nice.

NiHaoMike · 04-20-10, 11:08 PM

Connect a stereo FM transmitter to an amplified shunt and a voltage divider so it transmits the voltage and currents, then plug a stereo FM receiver into the line in port of your PC. Write a program to do real time DSP on the signals, calibrate it, and use it!

Stereo FM transmitters and receivers cost less than $10. A few dollars for additional parts and there's the hardware. It should be trivial to make it for under $30.

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Wonderboy Lurking Renovator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kill-a-watt on sale Pretty useful tool, and it's on sale right now. I am not financially affiliated with newegg or whomever makes the kill-a-watt. Newegg.com - P3 Kill A Watt Electricity Load Meter and Monitor (Support EcoRenovator.org & get rid of these annoying ads!)

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TimJFowler Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 171 Thanks: 9 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Kill-A-Watt EZ at Home Despot FYI, Kill-A-Watt EZ's are for sale at Home Despot for $24.87 each (plus tax). As far as I can tell, this is a standard price, not a sale price. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...03&marketID=87 I've finally purchased one and am now logging various appliances starting in the kitchen. Wow, the toaster sucks electricity! I do wish the Kill-A-Watt EZ displayed one more significant digit on the kiloWatt hour reading. Yes, I'm already wanting more precision and I've only had the gizmo for a couple of days. FWIW, Tim __________________ Cool. Practical. Sustainable. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by TimJFowler; 04-19-10 at 05:35 PM..

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NiHaoMike Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 226 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Connect a stereo FM transmitter to an amplified shunt and a voltage divider so it transmits the voltage and currents, then plug a stereo FM receiver into the line in port of your PC. Write a program to do real time DSP on the signals, calibrate it, and use it! Stereo FM transmitters and receivers cost less than $10. A few dollars for additional parts and there's the hardware. It should be trivial to make it for under $30. (Support EcoRenovator.org & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ Allie Moore and I have a combined carbon footprint much smaller than that of one average American...

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04-20-10, 05:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Clev Wannabe greenie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 70 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	They're now $19.99 with free shipping at the Newegg link Wonderboy posted above.

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Xringer lex parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 3,498 Thanks: 44 Thanked 113 Times in 106 Posts	I'm going to wait until they come out with one that does real-time logging, with a wireless/USB PC connection.. In the 40 dollar range would be nice.