linucs@lemmy.ml to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agoDoes a (phone|laptop) charger plugged in the socket but not connected to the device still consume electricity?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareDoes a (phone|laptop) charger plugged in the socket but not connected to the device still consume electricity?linucs@lemmy.ml to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
And if so, how much? Less, same or more than if it was actually charging something? I’m in the EU if that changes something.
minus-squarestevestevesteve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoThat’s true - And with a halfway decent thermal camera, you can see most of these unused chargers as “hot” spots. They’re so low power that they’re only slightly above ambient, but still something the cameras can see.
That’s true - And with a halfway decent thermal camera, you can see most of these unused chargers as “hot” spots. They’re so low power that they’re only slightly above ambient, but still something the cameras can see.