Electricity Usage Monitor, Briidea Power Consumption Watt Voltage Amp Meter Tester with 2 Outlets Electricity Analyzer Monitoring Device for Energy Saving

Use this daily for my servers to monitor power consumption. Fantastic value, great readability ina dark room as well.

I like this model as it has a power cord like a power strip, so its easy to use on the bench while testing equipment power parameters. It displays watts, voltage, amps, and power factor. Its accurate and reads very close to my Fluke meters. I do wish it displayed VA (Volt Amperes), though thats easy to calculate. It has other modes like elapsed watt hours, though I never use those functions. The Briidea power meter is now my go to device to get real readings of what computers and servers are consuming so as to not over provision power planning for these devices. The only wish is that it had an illuminated display. For 30 bucks, its a great price and performs well. highly recommended.

Pretty good little meter that makes the same measurements as Kill-A-Watt, but in a more convenient package for me. The ~15" cord allowed me to get the display where I can see it on my workbench. I did not anticipate needing the second outlet feature when purchasing, but found that I was using it almost immediately. This allows one to attach and power two loads at the same time. The readout can be switched between the two. The display itself is just an budget, fairly small LCD without illumination, and with limited viewing angle. It is appropriate for a device at this price range, but I personally would pay another $5-10 for similar device with a larger, backlit display. One complaint is that the thing has an odor that some associate with inexpensive Chinese electronics...

It works as advertised. Display is easy to read. Seems accurate.It is very helpful to use to measure the power draw of various appliances. I am going solar on my property and this was great to be able to calculate my power needs.

I'm not an electrician nor am I an electronics tech, but I built a 4' x 8' HO train layout with 60 LED's--for my friend's children. My concern was ...how much electricity will the LED's and two train transformers draw? I could roughly calculate the amperage but I wanted to be sure--for my peace of mind, if nothing else. This unit gave me the answer---to three decimal places. Super simple to use. Now I'll try it on some of my power equipment.

I used it for checking the power consumption on our Freeze Dryer

This device has two entirely separate channels so, for example, you can simultaneously monitor the power consumption of a TV and an Audio System. A single button on each channel allows you to step through the various functions for that channel. The display is a little difficult to read at a large angle, but otherwise it is quite readable.

Voltage, current and frequency readings are accurate when compared to my digital multimeter.The display is not backlit, so it may be hard to read in darker environments. In my case it would have been acceptable.Achille's heel: At 18 inches, the power cord is too short to plug into a standard wall outlet and mount it at or close to eye level.