RE: the debate over wattage & temp. I'm, obviously, a novice but I think you
all may be right. I installed a more powerful UPS but I added no new devices
which may need more power. I did so with future considerations in mind. As
of now I think Philo & Ken are correct-the increased power is there only if I
need it. And if that becomes the case & more wattage is required then I
think a higher temp. reading may be justified( as Crash inferred). But as of
right now, which was my poorly worded original question, I don't understand
why the temp has increased a few degrees-unless the fan does rotate more
slowly.
As always, I appreciate everyone's help but Sharon-if I wanted to refer
to a manual somewhere I would have. I figured input from knowledgeable
indiduals would be simpler &, frankly, more fun. Thanks!
--
Thanks-Alan


"Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:

> And if you install a bigger powersupply in a computer that needs one and it
> draws more...it won't generate more heat?...sure it will.
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> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:OZlXhli5FHA.3296@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
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> | "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> | news:uRo6Zgi5FHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | > Rob Giordano (Crash) wrote:
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> | > > a bigger powersupply is going to generate more heat.
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> | > I am not an electrical engineer, and I may be wrong here, but I don't
> | think
> | > that's correct. The wattage rating of a power supply is not how many
> watts
> | > it puts out, but the *maximum* number of watts it *can* put out. The
> | actual
> | > number of watts is determined by the needs of the equipment connected to
> | it.
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> | Well I am an electrical engineer...and you are correct in that a larger
> | capacity supply
> | will not draw any more power...it merely has the capacity to supply more.
> | If it has a variable speed fan however...it *might* be turning slower
> than
> | the one in the old supply.
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