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Article #162Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!
From: Chris Whelan
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:04:06 +0000, mr deo wrote: [...] > I personally keep all my equipment plugged in, SMPS's have a lovely way > of going dead when you cycle the source power on and off, so If you > unplugged your PSU every day I bet you'd kill at least one PSU a year. > (negating all gains) I have at least one, more usually two or three, PC's on most days; I always power them down fully at night, and have done so for the last decade. I've never, ever experienced a PSU failure in all this time. I did have a Linksys router that suffered a failed wall-wart. That however was on 24/7/365... Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
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