Should I turn off my router when I go to bed at night? This is a question

Nowadays, many people have WiFi at home and have installed routers. They keep surfing the Internet while lying in bed before going to bed, so many people do not turn off the router at night. So is it necessary to turn off the router when we go to bed at night? Will the radiation affect sleep if it is not turned off? Today, the editor will tell you!

First, leaving your router on at night while you sleep consumes power.

The voltage of an ordinary router is 9-12V, and the power consumption is 10W. If it works for 24 hours and uses 10W, it will consume 7.2 kWh of electricity in a month (30 days). Assuming 0.8 yuan per kWh, 5.76 yuan will be wasted every month. For most people, this amount of electricity can be ignored. If you are particularly stingy, you should turn it off at night to save electricity.

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Second, power supply safety

The power supply will generate heat when working for a long time, increase power consumption and reduce service life. If you are not careful, it will cause safety hazards. In addition, the performance of the power supply will be reduced when working for a long time. The reduced power supply performance will also affect the network speed of the router and cause disconnection. In this regard, it is better to turn it off. As for many people saying that frequent switching on and off will damage the service life of the switch, this is also a problem, but it is not necessary to use a mechanical switch for switching operations.

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Third, the radiation problem.

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If there is a pregnant woman at home, it is recommended to turn it off. Although science has not clearly stated how much harm the radiation from the router can cause to the human body, in theory the 100mv radiation from the router will not cause much harm, but from a health perspective it is safer to turn it off.

In addition, turning off the router has the following benefits:

First, restarting the router can make the network smoother.

Nowadays, there are more and more smart devices in the home. When using WiFi connection, the data transmission volume of the router is too large, which will consume the router's memory and make us feel that the network speed is slow. After restarting, the router will clear the memory, let the system start again, and the network becomes smooth.

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2. Shutting down and restarting the computer helps dissipate heat.

Routers generate heat when they are working. Too high a temperature will affect the working state of the router and make the network connection unstable.

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