On Jun 1, 12:55*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 6/1/2008 11:59 AM Rod Speed spake thus:

Bill wrote

The clock on my range has never kept correct time, yet it keeps
running and using electricity. (Small amount, but many little
things like this can add up.)

No they cant.

Yes, they can, and do.

Haven't you noticed that even the power companies themselves (like PG&E
here) are running ad campaigns advising people to get rid of all those
"phantom" electricity users?

A guy here at UC Berkeley has done research showing that all these
things--wall warts, devices that power LEDs, etc.--use a trememdous
amount of electricity when added up.

--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

I have and I'm annoyed at some of these commercials, even though I do
understand about vampire electrical use. My 1960+ Sunbeam Toaster and
basic Mr. Coffee (just has the on/off switch) do not use electricity
while sitting on the counter plugged in. Yet based on some of those
commercials the average consumer would think they do. They don't say
how to tell if you have vampires in your house. However, I do know
that my microwave, TV(s), vcr(s), cable box(es) etc. do. But I don't
feel like reprogramming everytime I want to use them, so I let them
continue to feast.