Phone Chargers...

angela110660

On a slightly different note. Is there any charger that is compatible with a Sharp GX17 mobile please? Needed for foreign campsite hols. Thank you.

Hapless_2

Why not get a solar mobile charger?

kittycatface

is there any way of getting rid of chargers ethically (recycling them etc) or giving them to someone who's lost theirs? I've got a couple of motorola ones and quite a few nokia ones knocking about taking up space, new chargers cost about 20 and prob quite a lot to the environment to make new ones too. incidentally i tried to refuse a mobile upgrade earlier this yr on that principle but they sent me a new one anyway which they refused to accept back in post

Hapless_2

Ebay? Freecycle? Or try one of the charities that take old mobile phones and see if they want them.

smiffy

Fred_Bear wrote: »

I bought a plug-in consumption meter (a Brennenstuhl PM230). This is useful but does not work correctly below 5W, and so is unable to Fred

Hi Fred Bear,

I know this is off topic as such but do you have the manual for your PM230? I've misplaced mine and want to setup it up again.

thanks

Gary

Fred_Bear_2

Hi Smiffy, I think so and will reply again when I have found it. Fred

Fedz

We use the phones USB charger in the computer when we're sat here even at work also use the xbox if you're on it

I figure this is more benifical environmentally as we're already using the comp/xbox and unplug the USB charger everytime.

I have used the normal charger but, we always unplug and don't leave it plugged-in, unattended when not in use due to fire risk ...etc.

womble649

smiffy wrote: »

I bought a plug-in consumption meter (a Brennenstuhl PM230). This is useful but does not work correctly below 5W, and so is unable to ...

I found this one works accurately all the way down to 1 watt http://www.homeenergysaving.co.uk/plugin-electricity-consumption-monitor.html

James

Cardew

womble649 wrote: »

I found this one works accurately all the way down to 1 watt http://www.homeenergysaving.co.uk/plugin-electricity-consumption-monitor.html

James

I have exactly this model. Maplins sell it for £9.99 instead of £17.95

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38343

The one disadvantage of this model is that it has no battery back-up, unlike the £6.99 model from Aldi/Lidl.

Thus you have to read the meter while the meter is still plugged in - which can sometimes be awkward e.g. plug hidden behind appliance.

Also once I was monitoring fridge consumption over a week and a momentary power cut caused it to reset.