Im not much of an electronics hobbyist. I did a lot of kit building when i was young and worked at Rod Irving Electronics in Melbourne. I dont even think RIE's still around. I want to know if there is a safe project that can be built to show how many KWH are being used by an appliance at any moment.eg, I have my computer set to turn off hard drive and monitor after 5 mins of no use. Id like to know how much power the computer is using in both awake and sleep modes. There are lots of things I have that Id like to know how much power they are exactly using. I kind of picture something with male and female mains plugs connected like an extention cord with a box with controls workings and interface, set in the middle.
Does anyone know anything about the circuitry involved. Cheers
Does anyone know anything about the circuitry involved. Cheers