Entries from I've switched tagged with 'standby'

a switched power strip

Individually switched is the key feature. The power strip, now gracing our bedroom, has a switch per socket on the extension. This means I can turn off the plugged in devices one at a time. This is a simple benefit,...

Power consumption wasted via plugged in power supplies

Some quick back of an envelope maths about power consumption of those black power supplies. They take AC current 230V in Europe and 110V in the USA and convert it to DC current. They mainly seem to have a standby...

I'm switching green and so should you

This blog is the beginning of a micro-campaign to encourage the general public, that is you and I to use switched extension blocks (or power strips). We'll also be persuading our retailers to stop stocking the non-switched variety and encouraging...

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