Comments on: KIT Eco Charger for Nokia: Green, clean, and cheap! http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/02/24/kit-eco-charger-for-nokia-from-carphone-warehouse/ The only tech you need Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Corin http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/02/24/kit-eco-charger-for-nokia-from-carphone-warehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-36092 Corin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=16994#comment-36092 What about the environmental cost of making and distributing this new charger kit? Will they really save as much energy as they take to make over their life-time, particularly as Nokia are bound to change the size of the pin again soon, making it completely redundant. THINK BEFORE YOU BUY! What about the environmental cost of making and distributing this new charger kit? Will they really save as much energy as they take to make over their life-time, particularly as Nokia are bound to change the size of the pin again soon, making it completely redundant. THINK BEFORE YOU BUY!

]]> By: Dervheid http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/02/24/kit-eco-charger-for-nokia-from-carphone-warehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-4201 Dervheid Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:58:04 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=16994#comment-4201 300,000,000 KWh per annum? where in the name of Satan did they get that figure from? Nokia AC-4X charger; 240v @180mA = 43.2W =378.5KWh per annum (if plugged in 24/7) =729,602 chargers (if plugged in 24/7) =£16,780,846. or 126.14KWh per annum (8h/day/365) =2,378,309 chargers (if plugged in 8h/day/365) =£54,701,107 Nice profit! 300,000,000 KWh per annum?
where in the name of Satan did they get that figure from?
Nokia AC-4X charger;
240v @180mA = 43.2W
=378.5KWh per annum (if plugged in 24/7)
=729,602 chargers (if plugged in 24/7)
=£16,780,846.
or 126.14KWh per annum (8h/day/365)
=2,378,309 chargers (if plugged in 8h/day/365)
=£54,701,107

Nice profit!

]]> By: Dervheid http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/02/24/kit-eco-charger-for-nokia-from-carphone-warehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 Dervheid Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:44:31 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=16994#comment-4200 "The KIT Eco Charger will fit any recent Nokia handset - sadly there doesn’t seem to be bundled adaptor for older phones." I presume you mean the ones with the ridiculously small co-axial pin. That being the case there's at least one "recent Nokia handset" it won't fit 6500 Classic - Micro USB only!! “The KIT Eco Charger will fit any recent Nokia handset – sadly there doesn’t seem to be bundled adaptor for older phones.”
I presume you mean the ones with the ridiculously small co-axial pin. That being the case there’s at least one “recent Nokia handset” it won’t fit 6500 Classic – Micro USB only!!

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