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Is it OK to leave device chargers plugged in all the time? An expert explains
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this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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Tl;dr: Consider unplugging them, they all consume some small amount of standby power and that adds up. Also they wear out.
Though: I've never noticed any of the 24/7 devices I own wear out, I think that might be a myth?
I mean, transistors and ICs do degrade over time, hovewer, out of all the power supplies I've repaired, the vast majority had dead caps, and those kinda tend to dry out with time regardless of whether they're in use. So, kinda negligible, just like the power consumption in standby.