[Elecraft] K3EXREF Query

Edward R Cole kl7uw at acsalaska.net
Wed Oct 15 12:29:42 EDT 2014


Lynn,

That was a guess and probably way too high.  I have 3-year old 
46-inch LED flat-screen.  But also a home theater receiver rated to 
125w audio and two DVD drives, a VCR and satellite receiver.  So all 
the remote control power supplies do add up - to what? I do not know 
- haven't measured the total load.

But since the TV is on from 5pm-10pm and off the rest of the day it 
seems there would be some savings by disconnecting the ac power.  We 
have a six outlet strip which makes that simple.  It does reduce fire hazard.

On the other hand I keep my Astron station 12v supply on full time 
which supplies the OCXO, so I do not have any delay waiting for it to 
stabilize.  I have my ham gear on more frequently than the TV.

We make a pot of coffee (fresh ground) in the morning and turn-off 
the maker after it finishes.  Coffee pot draws quite big load keeping 
water and coffee pot hot.  And that only ruins the coffee.  We just 
reheat a cup in the microwave when we want hot coffee.  Do we save 
any power this way??  But the coffee tastes better :-)

73, Ed

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From: "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" <KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com>
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Query
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On 10/14/2014 2:47 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
 > Leave your TV plugged in but turned off and it still consumes about 50w.
You need to buy a new TV.  The new ones are under a half-watt when
plugged in but turned off.


73, Ed - KL7UW
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