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Hi Christophe!

By using the power consumption on the plates, you are actually making a conservative estimate of the heat that may be generated by the equipment, as this is the maximum power that the device will draw. The lasers and controllers are generally the biggest power consumption items. Our TIRF laser for example is 120V/1100W. Since you are using the plate info for each piece of equipment, you should be fine. Make sure that you include all of the computers/components as well. The only source of heat that you don't account for by using the plates is people in the room, which the overestimation inherent in the plate numbers should easily cover. 

I would suggest adding at least one additional outlet/electrical drop in the room for any additional equipment or computers that you might need in the future. 

Hope this helps!

Terri

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Subject: Electric Consumption / Heat generated for a typical microscope rig ?

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Hi,

I have to supply the total electrical consumption of a fairly standard TIRF
setup (with a whole-box incubator and solid-state lasers) for preparing a
new microscope room (electrical outlets and air conditioning). I have looked
at the electrical consumption written on plates behind various components
but I'd be glad if someone could give me a rough estimate of how many watts
that kind of setup needs. What are the elements that usually consume the
most power ? What are those who generate the most heat ?

Thanks for your help,


Christophe Leterrier