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by vineyardmike 1203 days ago
> Probably 3-5amps total?

A raspberry pi draws 2+ amps. Your dual Xeon server is drawing a lot more power. That said, typically you’d want to measure in watts because amps is relative. Eg a RPI is 2A at 5V while a computer is probably 5A at 120V - an order of magnitude more total energy consumed.