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Re:Sony Android TVs waste 25W in standby due to built-in Goo... by NotYourLawyer on Sunday September 18, 2022 @02:38PM (#32890161)
Actually a freezer only averages like 25-50 watts. It pulls a lot of power when the compressor is running, but the compressor usually isn’t running.
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Re:Sony Android TVs waste 25W in standby due to built-in Goo... by Scoundreller on Sunday September 18, 2022 @07:08PM (#32892338)
Newer ones are going the way of inverter/variable drive and “always on”, but varying their duty cycle. It’s the future!

A nice bonus is they soft-start (lower breaker trip risk) and no start capacitor to go bad. But more other electronics to fail.

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