The phrase
"power drain" refers to the energy that is used up or consumed by an electronic device or machine. It means that the device is using energy from its power source and reducing its available power.
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It also draws its power directly from the battery, eliminating the traditional, engine -
power draining hydraulic steering pump.
And the
average power drain while playing a game is of course pretty linear (would be strange if the game required less power if the battery is more full).
You can activate the built - in battery saving mode to turn off all
major power draining features, but a larger battery would have been ideal on such a large devices.
You can view your phone's
power drain versus the total amount of time you've used it, and see a list of the most power - hungry apps.
If you want to reduce
power drain on your Apple Watch, you can activate Airplane Mode.
The vast majority are remote - controlled, which equates to a standby
power drain of roughly 200 megawatts, 20 hours a day.
The A11 chip features a new Apple - designed three - core GPU that's 30 percent faster than the A10 in the iPhone 7, for much improved graphics performance, and it includes an embedded M11 Motion coprocessor that captures motion - based data from the compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope to power fitness capabilities, augmented reality experiences, and more, without
significant power drain.
In conjunction with the oil pump control strategy, this further reduces
power drain from the lubrication system.
Increased Water Pressure The Fusion Tech drain hose spray nozzle increases water pressure coming from your hose to provide a
high powered drain cleaning solution.
Google says it took two Nexus 9 tablets, one running Lollipop and the other Android Marshmallow, loaded the same apps and settings on both, and then tested the
standby power drain on the two.
As soon as the driver switches the air conditioning off, the belt drive to the compressor is disconnected to
minimize power drain.
Apple has integrated a number of accelerometers in its AirPod headphones that will help
keep power drain to a minimum, as infrared sensors detect when each AirPod is in your ear.
Background activities and networking are paused to prevent unnecessary
power drain in the background.
The energy is lost
as power drains away while the set is waiting to be switched on by an infrared pulse from the remote control.
Another Ford technology is EPAS, the electrical power - assisted steering, which reduces
power drain compared to hydraulic power steering, yet without give up much road feel.
Pushing graphics like that will be a much
larger power drain than a 3DS XL system (you know, the one that can't run SNES games).
Granted, a 4K display is a
huge power drain, and battery life is bound to be better on the QHD model.
We haven't used this for an extended period of time to
measure power drain or other potential issues, but so far here are the issues we encountered:
Earlier this month, a sizable number of new Galaxy S4 owners in Germany started reporting problems with their batteries, from increasingly
fast power drain to «swollen batteries» that expand to the point where...
It's interesting to note that LG doesn't seem to have the same Ultra / Extreme power saving mode as seen on the HTC One M9 and Samsung Galaxy S6 — I've not been convinced of their need to be a headline feature, but if you're in a pinch these modes can turn the phone down to the
minimum power drain possible.
And because the display only uses energy when it changes state, it's incredibly power efficient: according to a typical power budget, the screen only accounts for 4 % of Pebble Time's
estimated power drain per charge.
There is an embedded M10 motion coprocessor in the A10 Fusion chip that captures motion - based data from the compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope to power Apple's health and fitness capabilities without
significant power drain.
Another nice plus is that devices plugged into your laptop to charge (iPod, Blackberry, etc.) will charge faster, resulting in
less power drain on your laptop.
By using a darker wallpaper for your Motorola Xoom, you should be able to notice an increase in the device's battery life, as a dark wallpaper makes the total
battery power drain to drop at about 7 %.
That's not to say the screen on the Samsung Galaxy S6 doesn't look brilliant - it really, really does - but I'm not sure the QHD resolution really adds that much to the mix, especially given the
higher power drain it commands.
As soon as the driver switches the air conditioning off, the belt drive to the compressor is disconnected by a magnetic clutch, to
minimize power drain.
Joe Zhou, a chemist at Texas A & M University, has devised a way to reduce
the power drain.
Now researchers think they can turn
this power drain into a power source.
Some researchers believe niacinamide helps inflamed conditions by modifying gene expression and shutting down enzymatic activity that triggers
a power drain of mitochondrial energy production.
It wouldn't be the fuse which is causing
the power drain, but the circuit the fuse is there to protect.
I have an»01 Durango that has
a power drain.
Find the circuit which has
the power drain on it, then find what's on that circuit to kill the aggressor.
The fuse in and of itself can not be the cause of
the power drain.
It is, however, an indication of where
the power drain is coming from.
That will give you some indication as to what is causing
the power drain.
You'll spend a lot of time checking the digital gauge cluster that displays your estimated range and
power drain.
The best thing with the Boogie Board is that there is absolutely
no power drain from the battery to generate or maintain an image on its surface and will draw power only for erasing the screen.
With Stamina Mode turned on,
that power drain fell to less than 5 % drain overnight.
Battery life is typically 10 hours or less for most tablets, and the screen is the main source of
power drain.
Apologies to anyone who has encountered issues with their Transformer keyboard dock (
power drain and charging).
It's difficult to say, just yet, whether or not
the power drain from the light will be a major concern, but it would seem doubtful given the greatly increased battery life of the newly updated Kindle and the notoriously low power draw of quality LED lights.