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Actually, the question is more: why did I come to this forum at all? The premise was genuine. The question and references genuine. This rather proves the Dunning-Kruger principle but more than that it shines a light, not a good light, that on-line personas who believe they can behave badly...

Sidewinder - thank you. Not forums, plural, just came here for one answer and expanded said question to three ultimately, so your comprehensive response is welcomed without advising me on who should and who should not procreate, again, welcomed. I had looked elsewhere for an answer, without...

Incorrect. I have merely added another dimension, expending upon the original, nothing more, in effect extrapolating out the scenario and circumstances. From the very outset, I came here looking for answers, not with an opinion per se, just seeing wisdom, not abuse, just some knowledge I do...

Since we're here, how about: 1) the power usage of this humble USB / iPhone cable etc.Not attached to any device but it does run through an adaptor. Socket "on". I don't have access to one, but more frequently one sees.... 2) USB-specific wall sockets, which clearly do NOT need any third...

Childish answer Andy - I am looking for a far more educated and insightful comment / set of comments, to this post, just childishly slagging a.n.other off suggests you have little constructive wisdom to contribute, as some here have taken their time so to do; as illustrated in some actually...

I emailed that post from yesterday (with the 3x diagrams) over to "him", this was this morning's reply as I believe he may have taken the time to read the post and the Comments below that post. "Interesting yes - but its not science. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not their own...

From one site: "Though I'm not a worthy engineer ,but my common sense tells that ,the load on any circuit determines the voltage and power of the path of the current. IMAGE  the circuit ( very badly drawn,my apologies ) shows a circuit coming with a power supply (a.c in this case) flows...

Not selling, discussing. Is either of these sockets losing power as-is?

It went in the bin last night but was about how a transistor was never fully "off". In fact the more I have enquired the more the waters have been muddied HERE - you see what I mean? Thanks.

Okay, but I had a guy here yesterday adamant that the nature of AC current and the fact that there's a transistor within (?) then even in an "On" setting there is power being   created regardless of whether there's an appliance or not attached. It was the nature of transistors that had him so...

Hello. In a domestic UK home, 240V, if I have the socket switch in the "On" position, is it drawing current and thus costing me money even though nothing is plugged into the socket? If I recall some physics, is this to do with transformers or am I off-track? Thanks in anticipation.