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Monitors and power draw



I had to do a study once for designing a large battery backup system.  We 
used an ammeter to test a Sun 19" monitor... it drew 2.0-amps for a 
second or two, then quickly settled at 0.5-amps.  So, I don't think 
that's significant enough to throw off anyone's calculations.  


> Excellent point.  They should also consider the power-on surge.   Since
> CRT's are frought with coils and capacitors, when you turn them on they
> draw a tremendous amount of power for a brief period of time.  I don't
> know how that would add up with lots and lots of monitors.





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