Operation Manual
CT Power Amplifiers
page 20
17 AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation
ComTech DriveCore 8150
Load
Watts in
Watts
out
120VAC
Watts
Dissipated
Watts in
Watts out
240VAC
Watts
Dissipated
Thermal Dispation
Line
Current
Watts Out
Per 1A Line
Current
Line
Current
Watts Out
Per 1A Line
Current
btu/hr
kcal/hr
Idle (Deep Sleep)
-
0.9
<0.1
1.00
1.00
<0.1
1
3.41
0.86
Idle (Auto Standby)
-
17
0.35
17.00
15.80
0.28
15.8
57.97
14.60
Idle (Awake)
-
26.5
0.60
26.50
25.00
0.37
25
90.37
22.76
Idle (Green Power)
-
14.5
0.40
-
14
0.30
-
-
-
1/8th Power Pink
Noise
8
179
122
3.40
36
57
185
125
2.10
60
60
204.60
51.54
6
221
155
4.00
39
66
210
150
2.10
71
60
225.06
56.69
4
207
131
3.50
37
76
201
125
2.10
60
76
259.16
65.28
1/3rd Power Pink
Noise
8
438
325
7.60
43
113
445
330
4.30
77
115
392.15
98.79
6
550
400
6.50
62
150
525
321
4.50
71
204
695.64
175.24
4
525
349
5.70
61
176
510
309
4.40
70
201
685.41
172.66
1/8th Power Sine
8
183
125
3.37
37
58
180
125
1.93
65
55
197.78
49.82
6
221
152
4.00
38
68
221
155
2.33
67
66
232.90
58.67
4
205
133
3.74
36
72
198
131
2.12
62
67
245.52
61.85
1/3rd Power Sine
8
452
334
7.85
43
118
436
329
4.36
75
107
402.38
101.36
6
570
413
9.93
42
157
558
413
5.56
74
145
535.37
134.86
4
507
349
8.79
40
158
495
350
4.93
71
145
538.78
135.72
AC Power Draw and Thermal Disspation:
Pink noise 12dB crest factor, bandwidth limited 22Hz to 22kHz.
Typical line impedance used.
Measurements made with 120/240 VAC mains.
Data based on all channels driven at 8 Ohms.