[conspire] check out AC power (Watt)meter (What's Your Watt?/...) from library

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Ross Bernheim (rossbernheim at gmail.com):

> One suggestion is to use a multi-outlet power strip and pair the device you want
> to check with another device such as a light bulb that is a constant load above
> ten watts so that you can accurately measure it then add the load you want to 
> test and measure the increased load accurately.

That's an excellent idea.  Gets the measured figures out of the noise
floor.