atyclb Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 check this out. they are sold at klong tom market near bkk yaowarat. research suggests they dont do anything. look how they coat electronics with apparent glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 35,000 watts was a subtle hint lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 There was a story in the “unlinkable paper” recently about a number of people being arrested for this scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 35 minutes ago, atyclb said: check this out. they are sold at klong tom market near bkk yaowarat. research suggests they dont do anything. look how they coat electronics with apparent glue Potting electronics is standard practice, it's not glue but usually a resin. Just open your Mitsubishi water pump and the flow control switch and its associated electronics, they are potted. However the home power conditioning/power saving boxes do nothing effective and have been sold to gullible people for decades. The saying that there's one born every minute is how these continue to be sold. Power conditioning does work and big factories use it though the equipment needed is not small or cheap. Here is a tear down of one that looks the same And here is another device that is equally useful but with more details and theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 This is a better power saving device and it's legal too........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo0 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 My wife was on about a similar thing to these on the internet and they do nothing apart from some stabilise the current . Wonder if they are made in the same place as the ‘ bomb ‘ detectors the gov bought ! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Yep, scam central 1-0-1....! Really the only equipment that can benefit from 'smoothing out' spikes and ripples in the electricity supply would be sensitive electronic devices like computers and a decent inline surge protector/filter would suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 46 minutes ago, millymoopoo said: Yep, scam central 1-0-1....! Really the only equipment that can benefit from 'smoothing out' spikes and ripples in the electricity supply would be sensitive electronic devices like computers and a decent inline surge protector/filter would suffice. In a domestic situation, completely correct, assuming you are not concerned with things like high end audio and synthesised sound. To actually get a good result in a domestic situation you would need to spend tens or hundreds of thousands and you would never recover even a small percentage of that. In industrial setting with proper equipment power conditioning is of economic benefit here is further reading. Benefits of Industrial power conditioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 The only electricity saving device is no device or a magnet on the meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tayaout said: The only electricity saving device is no device or a magnet on the meter. This saves me electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, BritManToo said: This saves me electricity. Perhaps it saves a tiny bit of electricity but does it save money and over what time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, Beggar said: Perhaps it saves a tiny bit of electricity but does it save money and over what time? Presumably the devices in the OP aren't given away free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Presumably the devices in the OP aren't given away free. No. But they didn't write that it is a money saving device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 53 minutes ago, BritManToo said: This saves me electricity. It doesn't save you electricity since it produce electricity. You still use the same amount of electricity at the end of the day. Maybe you mean the price you pay for electricity is less than you would pay from the grid. The device from the first post is supposed to reduce electricity usage from thin air which is not possible. I suspect looking at the components that they generate a little bit of heat; thus increasing electricity usage a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 This scam is even older than the "special government holiday" gem scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mountain Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Bit off topic but most of the powerbank offers are scams for what the promised capacity concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, BritManToo said: This saves me electricity. And might even save money if it survives the payback period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Apart from not doing anything useful, these devices are likely to be another fire risk. Don't even think about using one. Power factor correction is only useful in factories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Dietz Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 At least there's a fuse in this one... looks like all the circuitry that's in there is used to light the LED.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 More than 90% of what is offered today via the internet is scam! I started buying what I need in the shops, it's safer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideJocky Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 More than 90% of what is offered today via the internet is scam! I started buying what I need in the shops, it's safer!It has nothing to do with being sold on the internet. They were a scam 50 years ago when they were sold a county fairs. That people are still buying them is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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