Jonathan wrote:
Have a look - how can they get it so wrong by a magnitude of.....???

My chargers both say they use about 21mA max.

Also, point 3 seems a little dubious too - AFAIK, the only things that use
any significant power on standby are digiboxes.
Surely the rest just take enough to keep the coil energised? My TV and
video
both use 4 watts on standby.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ic_charger.jpg

Its part of the 'good lie' which has become more common as of late. It
doesnt matter if the information they tell you is misleading, or just plain
incorrect, if it is in a good cause (as judged by them) then it is ok.

Gaz