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Author Topic: DNS323 Power Consumption  (Read 11913 times)

willbro9

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DNS323 Power Consumption
« 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?
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Jon

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Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2009, 02:45:56 PM »
Sounds like you've just answered your own question.
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mig

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Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
« Reply #2 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
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ewanwhatarmy

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Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
« Reply #3 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.
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
« Reply #4 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.
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ewanwhatarmy

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Re: DNS323 Power Consumption
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2009, 08:26:41 AM »
In standby mine pulled a steady 6W.
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