Dave R wrote:

I have one of those energy monitors from Maplin, my mobile phone
chargers use nothing when not plugged into the phone.

It is worth noting that many modern phone chargers are switched mode
power supplies. Many of these will in effect turn off when there is no
load.

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Cheers,

John.

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