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Just yesterday I noticed that a device installed by the cable TV company in my house (a WISI VX 2030 amplifier, according to the sticker) was warm to the touch.
by piquadrat 4y ago
Just yesterday I noticed that a device installed by the cable TV company in my house (a WISI VX 2030 amplifier, according to the sticker) was warm to the touch. Measuring its power consumption, it uses a constant 15 watt, so about 130kwh/year.
I don't use cable.
- jandrese 4y agoCable Modems are notorious energy hogs. I'm pretty sure some of the ones I've seen run their CPU at 100% all of the time in busywait loops. They are always warm to the touch.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoDid you turn it off?
- piquadrat 4y agoYes, I unplugged it.
- cardiffspaceman 4y agoIt seems like it's part of the cable plant? https://www.wisial.com/product/vx-2030-065/ https://www.wisial.com/product/vx-2030-065/ "The VX 2030 is a location feeding in-house amplifier" Did your service say the same quality after you unplugged it? Did that of other people in your building? It seems weird that they would "install" this in your residence.