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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by reno96teg
i'm sure it depends on the transformer, but it has been proven true. a lot of things use electricity even when not in use, especially transformers, apparently. haven't you ever noticed that some of them are warm even when nothing is plugged into them?
I recently saw something about this, they plugged a bunch of chargers into a powerbar and then made some tests to see if they used energy when they weren't charging something. Apparently they barely used any electricity.

Unfortunately I don't remember where I saw this.

I'll try and find it.
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