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To put this in perspective, 30mA costs about $0.15 / year at typical US electric prices. 500mA is $2.50. A tiny draw regardless, but probably a lot more signifi
by danepowell 11y ago
To put this in perspective, 30mA costs about $0.15 / year at typical US electric prices. 500mA is $2.50. A tiny draw regardless, but probably a lot more significant if you're running on batteries.
- UnoriginalGuy 11y agoHonestly that 15c/year really puts it into perspective why IoT might make sense. I've always avoided those "smart" light switches and similar because the power draw on them was too high (and it is likely closer to the $3 mark); but if something was drawing 15c/year or similar I doubt I'd care. PS - I know we aren't going to get WiFi for under a few dollars a year. But physical ye-olde switches are vastly under-estimated I feel. In particular a button to put it into "configuration" mode.