Voltplug

[Khandro]

This product is being advertised on a German internet sites with lots of glowing tributes;

https://getvoltplug.com/article/de?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuJTr_d7m-QIVJUblCh1xbA8kEAEYASAAEgKOTPD_BwE

A translated section reads ; "Called VoltPlug, its technology was originally developed by none other than legendary Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla.

At first it was hidden from the general public because it offered average families an opportunity to save on their monthly energy bills. VoltPlug is a small, compact, affordable, and easy-to-use plug- in device that prevents unnecessary current from entering electrical wiring and overloading the network.

VoltPlug is your electric utility's worst nightmare. They tried to hide VoltPlug from the common consumer and even banned it in retail stores.

The big energy companies feel threatened by this device and its potential to erode their profits.

But thanks to the Internet, the secret has been revealed and everyday life now benefits from lower electricity consumption overall and also in household appliances."

Does anyone understand the principle, could it be a viable idea? If it comes up in German & you are interested, you can use Google translate

[THECORBYLOON]

It's strange how many of these money-saving devices are created by amateurs/employees/students and you have to get them now because they're selling out fast but they've managed to produce a large batch and now they're at 50% so we can get them at a bargain price before the big tech companies close them down and watch this video of the inventor doing inventor-type stuff and going through the production process of something that looks vaguely similar to what they're trying to flog but don't worry it really works and can save up to 90% on something or other even if the figures in the blurb don't match that claim but whatever you do, buy them NOW!!!!

[TheChair]

It's a well-known scam

[douglas9401]

"It mentions Nikola Tesla precisely to suck people in, surely?"

They might have more success with William Henry Hoover.

[Atheist]

The water analogy sounds very convincing. After all, if you have a leaky tap washer you can be losing lots of water without noticing. Similarly, if you have a leaky mains plug or TV, then you could be losing electricity all the time. The worst thing is to have a light socket with no bulb plugged in. Even in the long-gone days of my youth it was common knowledge that electricity would drip down and ruin the carpet.

[ToraToraTora]

Electricty does not actually flow in wires, 15 mins but worth a watch:

[davebro]

and buy his cars?

[davebro]

//Even in the long-gone days of my youth it was common knowledge that electricity would drip down and ruin the carpet.//

So funny!

I remember we had a single centre ceiling light which was usually a 250 watt bulb that burnt a brown ring on the ceiling!

[Atheist]

250 watt!! Blimey, you must have been well-off!

[davebro]

yeah - but it was also the only heating in the room!

[Atheist]

So, it gave you upstairs heating as well?

[davebro]

I suppose - never asked the tenants of the upstairs flat.

[Canary42]

Many moons ago James Thurber published a tale about his grandmother who "lived her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house. It leaked, she contended, out of empty sockets if the wall switch had been left on. Here is the delightful cartoon from his works*

https://ibb.co/tYVt88N

*From Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Khandro]

TTT at 13:15. That's a great video, I almost understood most of it, I'll watch it again for sure.

[Buenchico]

My answer here would appear to be relevant. (Check out the maths in my link if you're good enough at it!):
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/How-it-Works/Question1806948.html

[Zacs-Master]

'AuthorZacs I wasn't "taken in", I wanted someone to explain what it claimed to do'

It does *** all.

[Khandro]

//Zacs I wasn't "taken in", I wanted someone to explain what it claimed to do'

It does *** all.//

I think we all know that, (do catch up!) the OP is about the claim of latent energy being wasted in wiring attributed rightly or wrongly to N. Tesla.

[Zacs-Master]

Well, my dad away an electrician and I know, once more, you’re talking ***.

[Khandro]

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