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Title: DNS323 Power Consumption
Post by: willbro9 on August 11, 2009, 02:33:08 PM

I didn't see any power draw mentioned in the manual of the DNS323.

I want to put this on my boat but every watt of power draw counts.

How many watts does the DNS323 consume?

Say, I have (2) drives that draw 10 watts when seeking and in a Raid 1 set up.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
Post by: Jon on August 11, 2009, 02:45:56 PM

Sounds like you've just answered your own question.

Title: Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
Post by: mig on August 11, 2009, 02:50:27 PM

For about $30, this device will tell you exactly what power your DNS-323 is consuming.

http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html

Title: Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
Post by: ewanwhatarmy on September 03, 2009, 12:25:25 PM

Mine has a single Seagate 1.5TB drive (I don't know what the rated power consumption is for this drive).  The DNS-323 momentarily drew 35W as the disk spun up, then it settled in at 15W. My voltage measured 120V.

Title: Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
Post by: gunrunnerjohn on September 04, 2009, 05:18:30 AM

More important I would think is the power draw in standby, since that's where it spends most of it's time.  Mine came in at 7-8 Watts with the Killawatt meter, and I see 16W steady-state when the drives are being accessed.  This was measured with two 500gig WD drives, haven't done it since I upgraded it to the 1.5TB drives.

Title: Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
Post by: ewanwhatarmy on September 05, 2009, 08:26:41 AM

In standby mine pulled a steady 6W.