Charging cable into the wall outlet to consume electricity
Of course, a charging cable consumes the most power when a device is connected. But even if you charge nothing to the flow of electricity.
- The charger is a transformer that transforms the voltage from 230 volts to the required level is. In the case of Smartphones around five volts.
- The transformer also works, if no device is connected. So a mobile phone charger that is constantly plugged in causes, avoidable electricity costs of about one Euro per year.
- This may not sound much, but if a plurality of charging devices distributed around the house are constantly connected, add up the cost.
- It becomes dangerous when the charger is defective. It can then overheat and possibly fire risk prevails. Not infrequently it happens that the power supplies to overheat.
- Especially in the case of cheap No-Name products you should be careful. The longer the device is connected, the higher the risk that something happens.
Charging cable in the socket (image:Pixabay)
On the next page we will show you, whether for your phone, every charger use can.
