Can I Use my Multimeter to Test How Much Power my Appliance (TV) is Using?
Can I Use my Multimeter to Test How Much Power my Appliance (TV) is Using?
Can I Use my Multimeter to Test How Much Power my Appliance (TV) is Using?
I wanted to know if my TV actually uses only 50W of power.
If it's possible to use a multimeter to check, how do I do it and what should I avoid?
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Another free way of doing this is to use the power meter outside your home.
- turn everything using power off
- verify by ensuring the power meter is no longer moving; no electricity consumed
- record current reading
- turn on tv for some period of time
- record new reading
Calculate usage as difference of the readings divided by how long you ran the tv for.
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