Re: X-10 friendly switchmode PS

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I left the +5V model plugged into my Kill A Watt meter using the kWh mode
with no load on the power supply to measure its energy usage when unloaded.

It registered 0.01kWh sometime between 61 & 68 hours. This means when
unloaded it uses less than 0.2W or less than 1.5kWh in a year for an
approximate cost of $0.08 annually.

I'll measure an unloaded linear +5V regulated supply for comparison.

nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:

>The projects I'm working on will all require a +5 regulated supply so I've
>been looking for one that I know is X-10 friendly to recommend.
>
>     http://www.circuitspecialists.com/level.itml/icOid/8615
>
>These are slender types that do not block adjacent outlets on a powerstrip.
>I've only tested the 5V/2.6A model but think it safe to assume the other
>models use the same design. I cannot see any noise nor any PLC signal
>attenuation.