[Elecraft] KPA500 Power Supply Environmental/Ergonomic Issue

[Clay Autery]

"Incredibly wasteful" - Seems like a little bit of an overstatement.

That's only 4.968 Kilowatt-Hours a month assuming it is idling 24/7 for
30 days.

For me, that'd be about $0.49 in electricity.  At $0.22 a KW-Hr, it'd
still be under a buck per month.

If this is still "incredibly wasteful" then you need to check every
other appliance and electrical device in your house, because most of
them are likely consuming "incredible" amounts of electricity when they
are "OFF".

If you really must avoid consuming this 5 KWHr (it won't be that much
"waste" because you have to subtract the actual usage time), then you
can place an accessible switch like a properly sized multiplug inline
with the KPA500, et al. to switch off the power altogether AFTER you
shut it down at the front panel.

Have a great day...

73,

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Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
(318) 518-1389

> In all good conscience, I can't live with the PA consuming 7W all day, every
> day - that's incredibly wasteful.
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