Re: Do coffee makers etc. use electricity when off?


"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Ralph Mowery" <rmowery28146@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Chris" <cb_cgMAPSON@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> My girlfriend watched some show, I don't know which, & heard that
> >> thing like coffee makers & cordless kettles use electricity if they
> >> are plugged in, even if they're turned off.
> >> I know things like stereos need power for memory, or some coffee
> >> makers with timers need power for internal clocks, but do appliances
> >> like kettles & toasters still use electricity if they are off?
> >>
> >
> > Not unless they have somekind of timmer or clock in them. Then they
will
> > use a very small ammount to keep the clock going.
> >
> >
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> All electronic / electrical equipment will draw tiny amounts of current
when
> plugged in, irrespective of whether they have timers or clocks or double
> pole isolating switches in them. This is due to leakage in suppression
> components connected across the supply, insulation leakage, and capacitive
> leakage, which any AC powered equipment will exhibit.
>
> Obviously, we're not talking anything that your household electricity
> consumption meter is going to " see ", but never-the-less, enough to be
> measurable with sensitive test equipment.
>
> Arfa
>

Sure they will. There is always some current being used. The resistance
between the wires going from the wall socket to the device and across the
switch insulation will use some current. Maybe a tenth to one microamp.
Not really enough to call using electricity in a normal sense.

Now for your next answer, tell us how many rat droppings are in a 5 lb bag
of flour.
They are there , that is why most of it is bleached.


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