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Article #163Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!
From: Tony Houghton
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:35
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:35
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:18:19 GMT Stephen Worthington <stephen@jsw12.gen34.nz56.remove_numbers> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:38:40 +1300, Richard <rich@ihug.co.nz> wrote: > > >People leave loads of actual loads on lots, dont get efficiant models > >and all sorts of other things. To turn things off at the wall so that > >they use a pittance less power is not a good return on work ratio > >compared with doing something productive. > > That light is probably a safety issue. They need it to be able to get > there in the night without falling. It would be a lot more expensive > to the country to have them hospitalised for a fall than leaving a > light on. I keep a torch by the bed. I'm not elderly, but I do get up to go to the toilet a lot. If I turn the bathroom light on I get dazzled and the extractor fan runs for 15 minutes afterwards. If I kept my Freeview box on at night the big, bright blue LED would make a good night-light! -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk
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