https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/9b9d2d56-f00e-4096-b9ba-a2d69406a6fa Dave debunks the home energy saver you can buy on ebay for a few dollars. Can a capacitor in a box really save you money by fixing the power factor of appliances? Or will it just end up costing you more? Dave does some measurements to bust the scam wide open. Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-848-home-energy-savers-busted!/ EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog Donations: http://www.eevblog.com/donations/ Projects: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ Electronics Info Wiki: http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/ 💗 Likecoin – Coins for Likes: https://likecoin.pro/@eevblog/dil9/hcq3 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:32:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/9b9d2d56-f00e-4096-b9ba-a2d69406a6fa All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.