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Vampire energy

Moe

12-30-2007

CJT

(PeteCresswell)

James

(PeteCresswell)

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Posted by Moe on December 30, 2007, 8:07 pm

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I don't know how accurate these numbers are, but this is what they
claim appliances use when turned off.
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html

Posted by CJT on December 30, 2007, 9:55 pm

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Moe wrote:

> I don't know how accurate these numbers are, but this is what they

> claim appliances use when turned off.

> http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html

Those numbers might mean something if they included units. If they're
intended to be watts, then they look to me like total BS.

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Posted by (PeteCresswell) on December 31, 2007, 3:14 pm

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Per Moe:

>I don't know how accurate these numbers are, but this is what they

>claim appliances use when turned off.

>http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html

I can't cite numbers bc I've forgotten them... but the first
thing I did after buying a Kill-A-Watt was to test everything in
the house.

My bottom line was that *nothing* was worth unplugging - although
a couple of things *may* have seemed worth turning off instead of
leaving on standby.
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Posted by James on December 31, 2007, 10:33 pm

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My confuzer uses 294W when monitor is in standby and 385W when in operation.
This is monitoring the input to the UPS. So this is the power used by the
computer, monitor, modem, router, USB hub, speaker wall wort, mouse charger,
etc. I do a lot of P2P, computer has run 24/7 for last 15 years(except for
the reboots that Windoze needs from time to time. Also the ocasional
hardware upgrade requires a restart.The digital clock in the microwave is a
trifile. I save by not using an electric toothbrush.

>I don't know how accurate these numbers are, but this is what they claim

>appliances use when turned off.

> http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html

Posted by (PeteCresswell) on January 1, 2008, 10:28 am

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Per James:

>My confuzer uses 294W when monitor is in standby and 385W when in operation.

Might be worth some time to look into which sleep levels your box
supports.

I've got two of them that support sleep level 3 - which seems tb
the least power-hungry. Can't recall the exact numbers, but I'm
pretty sure it's in the single digits.
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