Voltex - Device That Cuts Your Power Bill By Up To 90% - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Steve Wayne
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 07:40:16 pm
content: This snake-oil should make for a good debunk video...https://getvoltex.com/article4?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5YnMs5PH7wIVBUvVCh1vEwBxEAEYASAAEgKTi_D_BwE

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 08:21:15 pm
content: This sentence summarizes the bullsh!t:“What is This Device?It's called Voltex and its tech was originally created by no other than the legendary Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist, Nikola Tesla.”I mean, poor Nikola Tesla. He died penniless yet scammers nowadays profit all the time with his name.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 08:59:35 pm
content: I saw something similar that Bigclive tore down with that green light plastic thing on the front.Worst fake "power saver" plug yetAlso the pictures look fake:Voltex:Miraclewatt:Voltex:InstaWatt:

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 09:45:54 pm
content: Definately FAKE.Check out the country flags and the locations by using a proxy server in other countries and compare.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2021, 04:44:19 am
content: Yet another capacitor box.Why do they even bother putting capacitors in there when it's an obvious scam anyway?

author: bob91343
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2021, 06:31:53 am
content: I suspect its a stall. Someone will take the unit apart and if it's empty there will be no doubt. But a capacitor indeed can raise power factor so they have something to tout.What they don't say is that the energy is what gets billed. If the power factor is too low, the power company will complain to the user and, if not corrected, the rate goes up. This, only for big users, not individual homes.

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2021, 05:46:43 pm
content: Love the accent of this “diode gone wild” guy.And the smart ass comment that the cat makes.

author: Syntax Error
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2021, 04:55:38 pm
content: This version seen on ebay is sold as a "Home Use Save Electricity Power Energy Saver Device (UK Plug)". I have no idea how this works as it plugs into the ring but the worrying part is the "useful load" of 28KW - or +110 amps. In Chinglish they state, "Products with resistance to convex wave, convex against current wave, protection of electrical appliances." At least the FCC and CE logos will provide assurance to anyone doing a PAT test on this thing. I think it's just a surge arrestor that saves electricity by blowing up the RCD. Frequently.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2021, 09:03:36 pm
content: It's just a capacitor across the mains, with some other negligible components. If they were trying to be technically accurate, "useful load" would indicate the size of the capacitor and how much reactive load it will compensate for, but in reality they probably just made up a random number.

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2021, 08:40:43 pm
content: A friend just asked me to "debunk" this for him (Hello, Justin) - I found this, and laughed - I knew it was a load of old smelly stuff.