How many watts does the unit consume when 'idle' in other words when connected but not 'on', it must use some.
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I am sorry but I have been unable to test it because my reason for buying it is snow bound. I am assuming it would be very low because of the nature of solid state electronics. While waiting I could connect it up to a test circuit and measure it. You are correct, it must have some current in order to turn on. I am expecting it to be insignificant in my application.
182453
I would think that the idle power consumption would be dependent upon the power consumption of the power supply you are using to power this device. Sorry for using the word "power" so much but it just worked.
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It appears that the idle "off" current is about 10-15 mA - a constant load of less than 0.2 watts
2157902
Sorry, I don't know Watt consumption, but you can probably find the answer the the Manufacturer website.
2135459
"Wattage" is normally shown as "Max" wattage when in operation. If this product is listed as .8 watts (120vac x .067ma) then the "idle" current should be significantly less, probably about .020 amps/20ma or 120*.02= 2.4 watts. It could easily be less, depending on the circuit design. When the lights are not on, the unit is 1)determining if it is light or dark (dusk to dawn sensing) and 2)if there is "motion" in the vicinity. The energy used during this "idle" process is extremely low.
1582288
Yes you are correct in your assumption that it always consumes some power unless the switch is turned off.
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Power capacity is much less for that connection. Mine is not handy just now, but I believe the rating is on the machine.
2058206
They should always be on when the card is powered, but should run slow/quiet when the card is idle. The speed is proportional to the temp/load.
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Chris, the power consumption is very low. The lamp utilizes LEDs. Unfortnately, I did not find the lamp effective for my purposes I only used the lamp once for 1 hour. If you like I would sell you my lamp for $25.00 USD. Contact me at nero_mpb@yahoo.com.
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The amp usage is not in the service manual. The unit does use wattage from a low of 350 to a high of 750. The customer service number is 1-800235-0604.I saw an answer of 6 amps. But, my box does not show this. 6 seems low. I would expect a minimum of 30 to 35 amps. 6 sould be the usage when in fan only mode with the heater element turned off.
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ok here goes, it appears that you are makeing the mistake of thinkink the display shows load it doesnt do that it is telling you you have 1536 watts available to use as you run you will find that the 1536 will decrease until your inverter shut down for low voltage/watts available... I hope this helps.
1932242
While I have never used the unit for this I would expect you could do anything you want as long as you stay within the rated power output.
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chances are your fridge is very efficient and does not use a measurable amount of power on standby, but it will jump when the compressor kicks in. If you can hear the fridge running, it's guaranteed that you should be getting a measurable watts reading
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It does not have an auto power on/off. I am not sure how much power it uses while idle. I don't have a way to measure it but I can say it have not noticed any difference in my electrical bill.
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It is using 54W Light Bulb. You can estimate usage similar to as you run your laptop full time (50W). In numbers it will be about 1.2 kWt/day, 36 kWt/month.
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It has no on off switch but you can unplug it. I tested mine out and found that when nothing is using it it consumes about 0.1 watts and when it is in use that goes up to around 0.3 watts. I wouldn't be worried about leaving it on all the time.
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The unit itself has no power-consumption rating that I can see. If I had to guess, I'd say it consumes probably as much power as a night-light, or less. The unit itself is basically a volt/amp meter coupled with a display - none of these are power-hungry components.
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The specs are not clear on this question. As far as I know, the unit does not contain a fan, and it gets only slightly warm to the touch under light load (one multifunction printer, one high-power laptop), so it is probably using "a few watts"... i.e., not much. However, the unit is absolutely covered with cooling slots, so perhaps under heavy load it will use more. My guess would be less than 10% overhead.
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It doesn't seem to require excessive power. Ours is pretty basic and it works fine.