Electricity usage

The third post in this series is about what i use the electricity i generate for, in short i use it to run two computers, most of my lights and some ventilators.


I've got two computers running 24 hours a day, both run on extreme low power: 150-250 mA each. That's needs approx 10 Ah a day (@ 12V). They're both headless AMD Geode LX800 500MHz, 256Mb, 16Gb (CF card).


The first one runs Voyage Linux (http://linux.voyage.hk/) and is used for:
- sensor readings from my 1-wire network (temperature, humidity, pressures)
- solar charger info
- my local wiki etc

The second runs Monowall (http://m0n0.ch/)

Lighting:
To reduce the amount of energy required i've replace the living room lights with 2x 480 led lightstrip (5 meter each), 1x 120 led lightstrip (1 meter) for general light (don't see the ones i got on ultraleds anymore).

As they're very bright i've added a dimmer (has the additional benefit of reducing power usage) which comes with a remote: http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/ct110rf-dimmer-with-remote-control-p-1999.html. Most of the time i run them at just under 2A @ 12V.

Then i've got a 24 led reading light: 150 mA @ 12V.
And the same as a desk light for the hobby room: 150 mA @ 12V/