[Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers - operating Costs

[Randall]

> I just checked my Schumacher Battery Companion (which has 
> been connected to a 6-bolt battery for several
> days) to a watt-meter, and it measured ZERO watts.  

So neither the box nor the battery feel the least bit warm ?

> My candidate for the most pointless waste of electricity is 
> my Verizon Fios Cable-TV box.  It uses a constant 30 watts 
> whether it is turned on or off.

Don't have a watt-meter, but my cable box also sucks power all the time (as
shown by the box staying quite warm even when not in use).  I picked up a
cord with a switch and now I kill power to the box when I'm not using it.

Randall