Parasitic Loss/Load

Please, oh please start with a simple search and save us all time:\

Parasitic energy consumption

I think that's "Kill-A-Watt" or maybe "Kil." I purchased another brand some time ago: "AmWatt Appliance Load Tester." It came from Reliance Controls. Will display amps or watts. Parasitic power loss can surprise you, plus it's on 24/7/365, so the costs add up.

Yes, Kill A Watt.

It's difficult to put much effort into questions that can be answered by a 2 minute internet search.

By simply typing the title of this thread into a search engine "About 421,000 results" become instantly available.

I think I paid $20.00 for mine some time ago, before the prices jumped. It's a very handy tool to have.

Parasitic loss is not when you are not recharging the batteries but when the wall wart is plugged in and there is not a battery being charged. The TV is on instant on, your computer is sleeping, etc. Your modem is on but no one is using a computer, our printer is on stand by.

Tell your teacher you don't have enough information to work on!

Hey all thanks for replying! This was more for some personal research, rather than a school project or anything.

Thanks, Parachase, for letting us know replies were useful. Acknowledgement is a minority activity, but much appreciated by contributors. I would give up if there was never any evidence replies were read ".....pour encouragé les autres".