Comment on Why do surge protectors continue to draw power from the wall even if switched off or if nothing's connected to them?

• Alchemy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just empty shell with low grade solder and cheap wiring?

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That would be a “power strip”- but the surge protectors do have rather little in them all the same. The varistors are where the magic is- and they’re basically about the size of a grape. Or a coin.

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