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Saturday, February 13, 2021

TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Worst Fake “Power Saver” Plug Yet

“Active component”—a big capacitor…with both leads connected to the mains neutral wire! Also, a fuse with a short-circuit across it. There is an LED to console you that is it's doing absolutely nothing other than wasting a tiny bit of power.

Posted at February 13, 2021 14:19