Comments on: Battery Charger http://www.hostplanes.com/battery-charger/ RC Gas Airplane & Gas RC Helicopter Source Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:56:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: John Thompson http://www.hostplanes.com/battery-charger/comment-page-1/#comment-205 John Thompson Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:24:46 +0000 http://www.hostplanes.com/battery-charger/#comment-205 Jim, Yes, green means everything, as in a TCO kind of way. Everything counts. And remember...just b/c you turn off equipment doesn't mean it's not still drawing power. “Vampire power” or “phantom load” refers to the electricity that's still used when hardware (e.g., laptop battery chargers, cellphone chargers) are not connected to the laptop or cellphone but left plugged into the wall outlet. To fight phantom power; plug all your electronics into one power strip and turn the strip off when you are finished using your computer. Also, consider investing in a Smart Strip, a power strip that shuts off electricity to other outlets on the strip when a device connected to the "master" outlet is turned off. When possible, also unplug the power strip from the wall to avoid power surges that can happen during a thunderstorm. Jim, Yes, green means everything, as in a TCO kind of way. Everything counts. And remember…just b/c you turn off equipment doesn't mean it's not still drawing power. “Vampire power” or “phantom load” refers to the electricity that's still used when hardware (e.g., laptop battery chargers, cellphone chargers) are not connected to the laptop or cellphone but left plugged into the wall outlet.

To fight phantom power; plug all your electronics into one power strip and turn the strip off when you are finished using your computer. Also, consider investing in a Smart Strip, a power strip that shuts off electricity to other outlets on the strip when a device connected to the “master” outlet is turned off. When possible, also unplug the power strip from the wall to avoid power surges that can happen during a thunderstorm.

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