Digital Calipers £9.99, Energy monitor £4.99, other DIY bargains at Lidl 25th July

Coldfinger

Geek time!

tin wrote:

I have four - they're a bit inaccurate, one says my voltage is 250v one says its about 230v.

The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 set the UK standardised supply voltage tolerances at 230V -6% to +10% (or 216.2 to 253V). Typically the mains voltage will hover around 235V to 246V when people switch stuff on and off, particularly during Coronation Street.

In 2008 the whole of Europe will standardise on 230V +/- 10% (or 207-253V)

So the Lidl equipment is well within limits.

royalsteve

s.c. wrote:

WSL, Lidl, next Monday

Sadly or not I will have to wait another 6 months as I will be at 30000 ft.:mad:

perhaps another virtual offer........

they will, like their nimh battery offer have only 3 items per shop

tin

Coldfinger wrote:

Geek time!



The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 set the UK standardised supply voltage tolerances at 230V -6% to +10% (or 216.2 to 253V). Typically the mains voltage will hover around 235V to 246V when people switch stuff on and off, particularly during Coronation Street.

In 2008 the whole of Europe will standardise on 230V +/- 10% (or 207-253V)

So the Lidl equipment is well within limits.

I hear what you're saying but my house is going to be on only one level of voltage at a time, and 2x of these plugged into the same double socket in my house read the two different voltages at the same time.

tin

Jo4 wrote:

Thanks for responding!! Does it actually work out how much the computer costs to run for a day, a week, a month? Where you surprised by how much something in your home cost to run?

Nah they don't because of the funny way british gas work out my bill, the meters can't cope with the "so many units at X p, followed by so many at X p, followed by another so many at X p" format they use.

However I knew (just trying to prove really) that they don;t really use that much leccy.

fatbelly

Jo4 wrote:

Thanks for responding!! Does it actually work out how much the computer costs to run for a day, a week, a month? Where you surprised by how much something in your home cost to run?

There's another thread on this gadget:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=73803
I'm currently looking at watt my dishwasher uses on different programmes. Pleasantly surprised so far.

martint123

I'm on a fixed rate, unmetered tariff and don't get a bill as such. Could someone give me a rough idea of the price per Kw so I can set the thing up to give me a clue should I change tariffs.