>> - What device do you use to mesure power ? Is it expensive ?
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> I said it in my blog, and I'll say it again here:

Believe it or not, but I started reading your blog a few days ago... But 
I haven't gone through all the archives.


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http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?menuno=80119&MenuName=Power%20and%20Energy%20Monitors&FromMenu=y&worldid=-6&doy=28m8

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Thanks

>> - Have you tried to mesure the power used by electronic devices (TV, 
>> HiFi, etc.) when they are on standby ? I find it difficult to get a 
>> estimation for this, and it seems to vary greatly even among similar 
>> devices ?
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> Some devices actually use 0 W when off. (A few use 0 W even when on. For 
> example, the clothes iron, once it's hot.) Most things seem to use less 
> than 5 W while on standby.
> I should mesure this at home, to know for which devices it is meaningful 
to put power off for energy savings (you know, global waarming etc.), 
and for which devices it is not worth the effort.

5W on standby is quite a lot already : for one year (non-stop), it makes 
roughly 44kWh, which is comparable to your kettle running at 3000W for 
~14h (and how many cups of tea :-P ?) !


Thibaut




> And yes, the TV is one thing I still haven't got round to measuring!
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