# Always Turn off your PS3 When Not In Use

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**Created:** [June 3, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/always-turn-off-your-ps3-when-not-in-use/49470 "2008-06-03T11:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/always-turn-off-your-ps3-when-not-in-use/49470/8 "2008-06-03T12:14:42Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> That thing sucks 190 Watts on standby? According to Wikipedia the thing’s only rated to 380 when it’s running balls out. Someone must have cranked down their idle adjustment screw. That’d be like a Civic idling at 3500 rpm.
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> I oughta stick a multimeter on my PC and see how much that thing sucks.
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> What is it, like $0.20/KWh these days?

I leave mine on for when I want to stream movies or music. It’s very quiet but now that bitch is getting turned off.

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