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Default How much power does a 120v 15A lighted switch use anyway?

On Tue, 18 May 2010 17:08:57 +0000 (UTC), Glenda Copeland
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On Mon, 17 May 2010 21:04:51 -0700 (PDT), hr(bob) wrote:

Much less than the stand-by power a wall-wart uses


What is a wall wart?


It's one of those things on the end of a power cord, that's bigger
than a plug. Makes it look like some sort of fungus is growing on the
wall. These are usually power supplies, but can be other things like
remote controls and GFCI adapters.