Just seen this article, more EU madness or common sense? A modem is always 'in use' isn't it?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30643357
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30643357
New EU energy rules for TVs and other household gadgets
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Given how buggy things like consumer modem firmware tend to be, I for one can't wait to have them bodge this feature into production!! Hopefully this sort of thing will be something which can be turned off. By all means put my coffee machine in standby, but leave alone things which have potentially complex and not thoroughly understood interactions with other systems.
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So as a router is always in use, there is no need for it to power down. You're not going to get routers powering on and off triggering DLM.
I don't see what the fuss is. Finding ways to reduce our energy dependency can only be a good thing.
Next they be limiting fan heaters to 100watts so you need 30 of them...
I noticed most double electric blankets with dual controls I looked at are now only 50watt per side, took me ages to find one that was 150watts per side..
I noticed most double electric blankets with dual controls I looked at are now only 50watt per side, took me ages to find one that was 150watts per side..
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Of course, they're great.
I would never feel comfortable with something plugged into the mains as bed clothes.
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They are great if you want to be on fire and die in your sleep.
I would never feel comfortable if I was freezing my ass off without one...
You're not supposed to sleep with it on. Though I do forget to turn it off sometimes and end up waking up a few hours later feeling quite roasted.
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It's the evil European Union. Coming over here, with waves of immigrants, telling us to reduce our energy usage for the good of all.
#VoteUKIP /Robgmun
I'd like an on.off switch on the side of plug in chargers,
I want to leave them plugged in so I can find them, but I don't want to leave a Chinese made device turned on.
And take the frigging clock off Microwaves, why do I need that thing on all the time.
I want to leave them plugged in so I can find them, but I don't want to leave a Chinese made device turned on.
And take the frigging clock off Microwaves, why do I need that thing on all the time.
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So does this meant to include wireless routers that have modems built in ?
And how are they going to wake up when connected to by wireless
You have to plug a cable in to wake
So does this meant to include wireless routers that have modems built in ?
And how are they going to wake up when connected to by wireless
I imagine it does mean these. Could they not programme it to shut down when no data has been requested. Though like you say I am unsure how a wireless device would wake it. Register the connection somehow?
I only half read the article some of it did not seem like a terrible idea.
Oh as for electric blankets, I refused to buy one for years, I would often get nagged about it. Then a relative sent one over they don't use.
My word they are off the chain! I was so wrong, not left it on when going to sleep yet but I think thats inevitable. If I burn alive on the plus side I won't have to go to work tomorrow!
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Router can take 25-100w? Maybe the ones that run gchq or the government but I would be surprised if they used more than a couple of watts overnight.
Yeah, I decided that must be the sum total of 'gadgets' left on overnight since even a high speed wireless one must use less than 12W worst case scenario, evidenced by the fact it runs from a 12V, 1A plug in supply!
I agree on the microwave clock though, they all have it, they always immediately forget the time in a power outage/if unplugged and I don't really think anyone is asking for the clock feature.
What's the point of having a switch on the charger when you can just use the switch on the socket?
Microwave clocks are inherently useful, though you can turn a lot of them off these days. Not going to save a particularly useful amount of energy though.
It'd likely be entirely optional anyway and with most people having various devices that will be pinging the connection all night e.g. Sky boxes, games consoles etc, it won't matter. I can't see why it'd be beneficial for the internet to completely disconnect as it just means waiting for it to reconnect again when it's needed.
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