Kill-a-Watt
Well! Kill a Watt is pretty neat product. It tells you which appliances or gizmos is costing more on your pocket to run. hence saving on electricity bills.
More details here.
P3 - Kill A Watt
Only problem being it uses 110 US supply. Its useless for indian conditions.
The Search
So I started searching for it after i stumbled upon a thread by a fellow member idclev888.
http://www.techenclave.com/members-market/power-meter-like-kill-watt-watt-178098.html
First catch was to find which country uses 220/250 volt like India. Australia was the obvious choice also they have tons of DIY guys down under.
Called a friend with Geoff with an ebay link. He instantly ordered not one but two for me.
Technicality
Only problem being it uses Aussie Plug. So i made up a contraption with indian adapter and cheap surge protector. I salvaged all the leds and diodes from the Surge so as to make it pure link as possible to Appliances.
It runs on three button cell. Comes with a neat easy to understand English Manual.
It shows, Volt, Current, Power factor, Frequency and KWh. It has inbuilt real time clock, and you can set the rate of unit of Electricity at your place.
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