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2007-06-07 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, Would anyone be able to tell me the power consumption in watts of a CMI series 2X and CMI series 3 ? What is the wattage of these instruments? I am going to have a separate studio building built and I am considering solar panels for powering the studio. I also want to calculate how much it costs me per hour to have the Fairlights switched on. Many thanks, James Thomson
2007-06-07 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi James,
I made the measure a few days ago on my CMI 3 (rev6.03)
which has got two big ESDI HD and 14Mb of RAM (CMI-39)
The global consumption is 480 Watts.
Laurent.2007-06-07 by James Thomson
Bonjour Laurent, Merci beacoup pour votre reponse ! My CMI MFX-2 has the 32 meg ram card and uses an external 3 1/2" optical cartridge drive. Would the consumption be significantly less than 480 watts ? The CMI is very expensive to run at 480 watts !!! A bientot, James
On 7/6/07 14:57, "Laurent Lemaire" <llemaire1@free.fr> wrote: > > Hi James, > > I made the measure a few days ago on my CMI 3 (rev6.03) > which has got two big ESDI HD and 14Mb of RAM (CMI-39) > > The global consumption is 480 Watts. > > Laurent. > >
2007-06-07 by Harald Feldmann
James, is it really that expensive ? In the Netherlands, 15 euro-cents per hour for a fairlight is not overly bad I'd say.. My console uses 480 watts and I have no qualms running it. If you factor everything in, several fairlights, console, outboard and lights, it adds up electrically. My prime concern would be groundloop, heat buildup and electric limitations on the cabling, not the cost. With regard to your question, subtract 12-15 watts for every harddrive you detach. Probably 90 watts or so for the memory. Your local do-it-yourself construction market will have a power consumption meter, they are around 10 euros, it shows current power usage, cumulative, voltage etc. Regards, Harald
> Bonjour Laurent, > > > Merci beacoup pour votre reponse ! My CMI MFX-2 has the 32 meg ram card > and > uses an external 3 1/2" optical cartridge drive. Would the consumption be > significantly less than 480 watts ? The CMI is very expensive to run at > 480 > watts !!! > > A bientot, > > James > > > > > > > On 7/6/07 14:57, "Laurent Lemaire" <llemaire1@free.fr> wrote: > >> >> Hi James, >> >> I made the measure a few days ago on my CMI 3 (rev6.03) >> which has got two big ESDI HD and 14Mb of RAM (CMI-39) >> >> The global consumption is 480 Watts. >> >> Laurent. >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
2007-06-08 by James Thomson
Hi Harald, Thanks for your post. I presume that the CMI 2X uses much less power than a series 3 ? I will try and calculate an accurate usage for the whole studio. Many thanks, James Thomson
On 7/6/07 16:41, "Harald Feldmann" <feldmann@xs4all.nl> wrote: > James, is it really that expensive ? > > In the Netherlands, 15 euro-cents per hour for a fairlight is not overly > bad I'd say.. My console uses 480 watts and I have no qualms running it. > If you factor everything in, several fairlights, console, outboard and > lights, it adds up electrically. My prime concern would be groundloop, > heat buildup and electric limitations on the cabling, not the cost. > > With regard to your question, subtract 12-15 watts for every harddrive you > detach. Probably 90 watts or so for the memory. Your local do-it-yourself > construction market will have a power consumption meter, they are around > 10 euros, it shows current power usage, cumulative, voltage etc. > > Regards, > Harald > >> Bonjour Laurent, >> >> >> Merci beacoup pour votre reponse ! My CMI MFX-2 has the 32 meg ram card >> and >> uses an external 3 1/2" optical cartridge drive. Would the consumption be >> significantly less than 480 watts ? The CMI is very expensive to run at >> 480 >> watts !!! >> >> A bientot, >> >> James >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7/6/07 14:57, "Laurent Lemaire" <llemaire1@free.fr> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi James, >>> >>> I made the measure a few days ago on my CMI 3 (rev6.03) >>> which has got two big ESDI HD and 14Mb of RAM (CMI-39) >>> >>> The global consumption is 480 Watts. >>> >>> Laurent. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
2007-06-08 by Harald Feldmann
Hi James, I'm not too sure, likely because of fewer memory, but the diskette drives do spin all the time so that uses electricity. I really should do a test on all the equipment to find out. Best regards, Harald.
> > Hi Harald, > > > Thanks for your post. I presume that the CMI 2X uses much less power than > a > series 3 ? I will try and calculate an accurate usage for the whole > studio. > > Many thanks, > > James Thomson > > > > > > > On 7/6/07 16:41, "Harald Feldmann" <feldmann@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >> James, is it really that expensive ? >> >> In the Netherlands, 15 euro-cents per hour for a fairlight is not overly >> bad I'd say.. My console uses 480 watts and I have no qualms running it. >> If you factor everything in, several fairlights, console, outboard and >> lights, it adds up electrically. My prime concern would be groundloop, >> heat buildup and electric limitations on the cabling, not the cost. >> >> With regard to your question, subtract 12-15 watts for every harddrive >> you >> detach. Probably 90 watts or so for the memory. Your local >> do-it-yourself >> construction market will have a power consumption meter, they are around >> 10 euros, it shows current power usage, cumulative, voltage etc. >> >> Regards, >> Harald >> >>> Bonjour Laurent, >>> >>> >>> Merci beacoup pour votre reponse ! My CMI MFX-2 has the 32 meg ram card >>> and >>> uses an external 3 1/2" optical cartridge drive. Would the consumption >>> be >>> significantly less than 480 watts ? The CMI is very expensive to run at >>> 480 >>> watts !!! >>> >>> A bientot, >>> >>> James >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/6/07 14:57, "Laurent Lemaire" <llemaire1@free.fr> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi James, >>>> >>>> I made the measure a few days ago on my CMI 3 (rev6.03) >>>> which has got two big ESDI HD and 14Mb of RAM (CMI-39) >>>> >>>> The global consumption is 480 Watts. >>>> >>>> Laurent. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
2007-06-08 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi Harald,
Thanks for your post. I presume that the CMI 2X uses much less power than a
series 3 ? I will try and calculate an accurate usage for the whole studio.
Many thanks,
James Thomson.
2007-06-08 by Jean-Bernard EMOND
Hi all, For the IIX : Mains Voltage: 100-120 or 200-250 switch selectable Mains Current: 2 amps @ 240V, 4 amps @ 120V Mains Frequency: 50/60 Hz p = u . i p in WATT u in Volts i in Ampere in 240V => p = 240 x 2 => 480W in 120V => p = 120 x 4 => 480W C'est simple ;) JB Le 8 juin 07 à 20:28, Laurent Lemaire a écrit :
> > > > Hello James, > > I checked in the CMI3 manual, and in the specification chapter it > is written > that the CMI 3 is given for 2A @ 240V which gives the 480W I measured > on my machine. So, if you have the IIx manual, you may find a > similar info... > > Best regards. > > Laurent. > > On 8 juin 07, at 09:44, James Thomson wrote: > >> >> Hi Harald, >> >> Thanks for your post. I presume that the CMI 2X uses much less >> power than a >> series 3 ? I will try and calculate an accurate usage for the >> whole studio. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> James Thomson >> . > > >