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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
Retired ex-IT contractor, with nothing better to do than watch the electricity meter.
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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
A telltale sign that it's using quite a bit of electricity is if the case feels warm.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
but if you are paying to heat your house, is that "waste" heat actually wasted?
I still think crypto mining aiming to break even on mining coins vs electricity cost, but with "free" heat, must be a solution?
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Originally posted by _V_ View Post
With oil heating being so expensive, there's probably not much cost difference between heat from electrical appliances and oil fire CH.
I still think crypto mining aiming to break even on mining coins vs electricity cost, but with "free" heat, must be a solution?
It would have made money if I'd sold my ETH before the crash
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Originally posted by _V_ View Post
With oil heating being so expensive, there's probably not much cost difference between heat from electrical appliances and oil fire CH.
Oil - 10p/kWh (100p/litre; 10kWh/litre)
Electricity - 33p/kWh + £16/month standing charge
https://nottenergy.com/resources/energy-cost-comparisonLast edited by DealorNoDeal; 12 October 2022, 18:48.Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.Comment
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
but if you are paying to heat your house, is that "waste" heat actually wasted?
If you have gas or oil heating, then you don't want to be using electricity for heat because it's 3 times the price per kWh.Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.Comment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostBloody hell - our clock radio is ancient (+30 years old).
time to buy a new one I think.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
Same here, I was in my teens when I got my alarm clock radio. Trouble is, not many modern ones have all the features I use!Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.Comment
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I'd be amazed if it was as much as that.
Bought my LED alarm clock in 1978.
It's been "fixed" two or three times since IIRC.
The LEDs are a bit dim now but just right for night time time checks.
Small iron transformers are much less efficient* than larger ones, I forget why, it's sommat to do with core losses and magnetising current or something.
*That's 98% against 99.5% for really big transformers. I'd guess the really little ones are even worse. If I could be arsed I'd do some measurements but that ain't going to happen.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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