[Hidden-tech] what uses electricity when it is plugged in?

[ussailis at shaysnet.com]

Simple:

1. Go buy a "Kill-a-Watt" meter. They are cheap, and will save you $$

2. Plug in any device (only one at a time) that you think might use standby
power into the meter. Leave the device OFF. 

3. Let the meter & device run for an hour or two.

4. If the Kill-a-Watt records power being used, then

5. Plug that device into a power bar that you manually shut OFF when the
device is not required.

6. Don't do this to any device that looses it's settings if the power is
OFF.

Examples:

My computer & printer are plugged into a power bar.

My TV, VCR, and DVD player are plugged into another power bar.


Jim Ussailis

Original Message:
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From: B. Melville bobbimelville at gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:08:30 -0400
To: ussailis at shaysnet.com, hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] what uses electricity when it is plugged in?


Could someone please recap this discussion. What 
should we all have on strips that we shut off 
when not in use, and what should we leave plugged 
in?
Thanks.

>There was an interesting show on Myth Busters about leaving lights on. Yes
>there is a savings if you turn off and then turn on a florescent lamp
>within a few seconds. Otherwise turn it off, that saves $$.
>
>The Direct TV box depends if it has volatile memory or not. Just like your
>computer. The BIOS in your computer still works even if the computer is
>shut off. That memory is non-volatile.
>
>That's something I would have checked when I didn't have much stored in it.
>
>My camera has non-volatile memory, but the Sony portable radio doesn't. I
>have one minute to change a run down battery, or I have to reset the time,
>date, etc.
>
>
>Jim Ussailis
>
>
>
>Original Message:
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>From: Lynne Rudié lynnerudie at verizon.net
>Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:03:37 -0400
>To: ussailis at shaysnet.com, hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net,
>bobbimelville at gmail.com
>Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] what uses electricity when it is plugged in?
>
>
>>  Next question: The guy who installed our DirecTV
>>  setup told me that it shortens the life of the
>>  units if you keep unplugging them. The power
>>  needed to "power up" negates the power you saved
>>  by turning them off. Is there any truth to this?
>
>I think it would depend on how often you use the unit you are 
>unplugging. If it's something you use everyday then you should 
>probably leave it plugged in. And make sure that your DirecTV receiver 
>won't lose what you have stored in memory or need to reacquire your 
>satellite settings if you unplug it.
>	Lynne
>
>
>Lynne Rudié
>Graphic Design
>413.863.9406
>lynnerudie at verizon.net
>
>
>
>
>
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