I was talking about electronics with a friend recently and we got into some common myths.
“Leaving a charger plugged in wastes a lot of electricity, right?”
“Not really. It does use a tiny amount of standby power, but usually very little.”
“Okay, what about higher wattage? Higher wattage means better performance?”
“Not necessarily. It depends on the device and what you're actually using it for.”
Made me wonder, what other electronics myths have you heard that turned out to be completely wrong?

 

I was talking about electronics with a friend recently and we got into some common myths.
“Leaving a charger plugged in wastes a lot of electricity, right?”
“Not really. It does use a tiny amount of standby power, but usually very little.”
“Okay, what about higher wattage? Higher wattage means better performance?”
“Not necessarily. It depends on the device and what you're actually using it for.”
Made me wonder, what other electronics myths have you heard that turned out to be completely wrong?

That current in a wire is electrical energy.

 

All electronics runs on smoke!
When you let the smoke out, it stops.

 

All electronics runs on smoke!
When you let the smoke out, it stops.

That's not a myth, plenty of evidence it's true. Ever see semiconductor dopants exposed to air? They smoke.

The magic part is the myth.