JohnRhys54
Member
- Joined
- May 25, 2008
- Messages
- 2
I have three scanners: a Pro 95, a Uniden BCD396T, and a Pro 433 all powered through electricity and running 24/7. How much electricity would you guess this burns a month or year etc....?
JohnRhys54 said:I have three scanners: a Pro 95, a Uniden BCD396T, and a Pro 433 all powered through electricity and running 24/7. How much electricity would you guess this burns a month or year etc....?
The power being consumed depends on the VOLUME setting on each, the frequency they are outputting audio and whether or not you have the backlight on.JohnRhys54 said:I have three scanners: a Pro 95, a Uniden BCD396T, and a Pro 433 all powered through electricity and running 24/7. How much electricity would you guess this burns a month or year etc....?
An old school fireman once told me that once you leave the station, you NEVER turn your aparatus off. It might not start again....jb872033 said:it might be best that your scanner isnt running 24-7...i think it might be best to give them a rest
JB
9275 watt hours, or 9 kWh, which costs somewhere between fifty cents and a buck fifty, depending on where one lives. Less than one Timmies extra large triple triple, so hardly worth worrying about.gmclam said:My guess is that you're consuming about 100ma at 9 volts with an 85% efficiency - which is 9275 watts).
Jim41 said:I estimate your usage is less than 63 Kilowatt-hours per year. At $0.10 per Kw-hr this would cost $6.30 per year. Not very expensive.
Jim41
jb872033 said:it might be best that your scanner isnt running 24-7...i think it might be best to give them a rest
JB
Some people are lighter sleepers than others. I have mine on 24/7 and I often wake to listen when there is a big incident going on. Otherwise it puts me to sleep and is something to listen to before dragging myself out of bed.glide said:What good is it if you're asleep??
I lay down, I close my eyes, ......chrismoll said:I would be interested also what do you do when you sleep? or do you not even sleep at all???