I finally found an Energy Meter device! I saw one on a catalogue once at around 9€ but it was a one time promo, and I found it on the wrong week…
I bought mine at around 25€ on Aki.
I was curious of the power usage of some devices and got surprising results. You can find my incomplete list here but here are the perls:
- TVCabo Powerbox: when on 9W, when idle 9W. What’s the power button for again?
- (black)Creative 5.1 Speakers: when switched off 18W, when playing 23W. This ones have a remote volume button with a on/off switch ala old transistor radios. I’ve got some old (white) Creative 4.1 that have a power button on the subwoofer. Same story: with the power button off almost the same consumption as while playing.
- Asus v192S 19″ Wide. It’s a relatively new monitor. It’s stupid because when not active(no cable is connected or standy via pc) it enters standby mode (orange led) and 7W are used. When I press the (push) power button (led off) 7W are used.
Between 2 pairs of speakers, 1 monitor and my home pc, I’m now saving at least 50W just by turning them off at the plug instead of keeping them in standby!
I’d say those 25€ the power meter device cost me, will be recovered pretty fast…
I sense a problem using the device properly…
I have to agree with Bruno Antunes! Anyawy, it’s a great idea to have a table on the web where we can confirm what manufacturers say about their products power-saving abilities.
Cheers,
PP
How about I lend you the device and you test on your own?
Ping me if you live in the Lisbon area
I’m trying to do a energy audit to my home and that will be an essential addition to my toolkit.
Could you post the name of the product, price and its specifications?
Thank you very much.
It’s a Chacon 54355
There’s a link in the documentation(the Belgian version) but this particular model is not listed: http://www.chacon.be
The price was 25€ on Aki.