Sentences with phrase «phantom power»

Other names and terms for phantom power are: phantom load, idle current, vampire power, wall wart... but it's all talking about the same thing.

Sounds great... but will people actually use it?O2's charger utilizes a power control system that cuts power going to the phone once the battery is charged — essentially reducing phantom power.

Another common but overlooked source of energy use in the home is vampire power, also known as phantom power or standby load.

Not only has the DTV transition introduced tens of millions of new electronic devices that require resources to make, but each of these 30 million boxes will also draw a small amount of suck phantom power even when not in use — at least analog TVs turn all the way off when you power down.

Add this new gadget to the list of methods for fighting phantom power: spied by DVICE at CES, Belkin's Conserve Surge Protector can shut down six of its eight spaced outlets with the flip of the handy remote's on - off switch.

Sure, this is important considering phantom power is an issue and TVs are turned off about 80 % of the time.

Rather than running extension cords everywhere to power your electronic gear, put them all on power strips, so you can easily keep them from sucking too much phantom power out of the electricity grid.

iRig PRE features on - board 48v phantom power supplied by a standard 9v battery (included).

With microphones that don't require phantom power, such as dynamic models, you can get up to 30 hours from a single battery.

By also making the effort to change lights to LEDs, install a smart thermostat, use more energy efficient appliances, unplug your old beater beer fridge and eliminate phantom power, you could dramatically reduce your electricity demand by 20 to 50 per cent, which would reduce the size of the solar system you require, saving even more money.

Using a power strip with an on / off button will put an end to that expensive phantom power.

Unplug appliances and electronics, to prevent phantom power draw.

The old standard (you may want to sit down for this) only tested TVs for phantom power.

It is not eating local or organic, avoiding plastic, taking my own bags, cooking from scratch, seeking out phantom power, freezing my buns off, making my own cleaning products, line drying my clothes, or any of the other million decisions we make on a daily basis.

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This «phantom power» adds up to as much as 10 percent of the energy we use at home.

Unplug certain electronics and appliances to avoid their consuming «phantom power,» which means they're still sucking in energy from the outlet even though they aren't in use.