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Kill-a-Watt surprises
Its been pointed that you don't really need a watt or watt-hour meter to
save money -- you just turn off things you're not using. This is not altogether true. My electric bill was ridiculous, so I started checking. I'd been too lazy to regularly turn off my A/V system's equipment, which includes a number of vampire devices. I was surprised to discover that the Parasound controller pulled 30VA, even when not turned on. And a Lexicon CP-3plus drew 20VA, simply in standby. As I rarely use it, I turned the standby switch to "off". Most of the vampire devices are items I don't use regularly. I'm going to move them to their own strip, so that they will always be off, except when actually being used. ------ "We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right questions." -- Edwin Land |
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