{"id":10394,"date":"2014-07-16T10:39:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T10:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10394"},"modified":"2014-07-16T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T10:39:35","slug":"power-usage-on-the-raspberrypi-model-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10394","title":{"rendered":"Power usage on the #RaspberryPi Model B+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raspi.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Emeter_700.jpg?resize=560%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alex Eames at Raspi.tv has done a fascinating comparison of power usage between the Model B and the Model B+. He&#8217;s carried out several tests and has presented the results in plain text and also on a video. 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