Entering the cold winter season again, the demand for electricity in many people's homes has increased. Recently, the reporter found that "Internet celebrity power saver" has become a popular product on major e-commerce platforms. The seller's "German black technology, plugging in can save electricity, and the power saving rate is 10%-40%......The introduction of the product is "exciting", the product ** 30 yuan to 150 yuan, some merchants show that they have sold 30,000+. Is it the "power saving king" or the "IQ tax"?In this regard, engineers engaged in the development of new energy powertrain systems said that the product with a similar structure not only fails to achieve the purpose of saving electricity, but even consumes electricity. The lawyer argued that the merchant's behavior had actually constituted false publicity, and the e-commerce platform had the responsibility to supervise and manage the merchant's entry and product sales.
Savers are selling well online, and some merchants claim to save 10%-40% of electricity
My dad said it was a power-saving artifact and asked me to plug it in, which saved both power and money. Some netizens posted a post complaining that their parents bought "Internet celebrity energy-saving appliances", revealing sad and funny complex emotions in their tone. Many netizens in the comment area said that they also have the same parents and are convinced of this. The reporter searched on the e-commerce platform and found that there are various brands of power savers, ranging from 30 yuan to 150 yuan, and many stores have sales of more than 10,000 yuan, and the seller show is well received.
The reporter asked the store as a consumer, and the customer service said that the use method is very simple, the power saver is plug and play, and the effect of plugging together with more power-consuming electrical appliances will be better, and it is also possible to plug it directly into the spare socket and plug board. Use one within 150 kWh a month, two within 300 kWh a month, and so on.
The money-saving principle of customer service answers.
Subsequently, the reporter asked about the power-saving principle of the product, and the customer service said: "By optimizing the voltage, interfering with the current loss in the meter and balancing the current ** circuit, the current of the first class will form a complete reverse current internally, which will be reused through the live wire, and automatically adjust the current size according to the energy consumption of the electrical appliances, and increase the power to achieve the power-saving effect, and the actual power-saving effect is 10%-40%. Moreover, because the actual electricity consumption of households, factories, shops and other units is only seventy percent, three percent of the invalid electricity is equal to a waste of waste, but the user has no choice, the product (power saving) is the effective use of the three percent of the electricity to achieve power saving. In addition, the customer service promises that the product will be tried for 100 days, with a 5-year warranty, and the full amount will be refunded if there is no effect.
The internal components are simple in structure, and professionals say that they can consume electricity without saving electricity
Is the "high-tech Internet celebrity product" really like the customer service said that it can save 10%-40% of electricity?The reporter found that many buyers have carried out dismantling experiments, from the dismantling of the machine can be straight, there is only a simple circuit board inside the power saver, and the three-hole plug is only connected to the live wire, the zero wire, and even the ground wire. There are only 4 resistors, 1 simple diode and a light-up LED lamp bead on the circuit board, after power-on, the LED lamp beads emit light, through the so-called "screen", in fact, it is a transparent piece of paper that says "smart power saver, do not pull out in power saving". In addition, the entire power saver does not have any so-called "technology products" and other components, and some buyers question "Is this cost enough for 1 yuan?".”
Some consumers have dismantled the machine.
Mr. Zheng, an engineer engaged in the development of new energy powertrain systems, said that the household AC is an effective value of 220V, and the LED lamp beads can not withstand such a large voltage. Secondly, the technology of optimizing voltage and balancing current mentioned by the business, in principle, the components that can achieve this function should not be placed at the end of the current branch, but should be placed at the distribution box at home, or near the electricity meter. However, there is only a single diode in the circuit of this product, which will only limit the reverse current, and in the case of household AC, it can only play the role of an electrical appliance. In short, this small product is just an ordinary electrical appliance with a resistor and diode series small bulb, but it is just a shining "LED light". Some netizens joked, "99% of this thing (power saver) has no effect, and the remaining 1% is used for lighting." ”
A number of stores are selling hot, and the lawyer said that it is suspected of false advertising, and the platform has regulatory responsibility
The reporter randomly opened a store that sells power savers, and the comment area was full of rave reviews, and the replies to the internal structure of the sporadic science were "drowned", and many buyers placed orders with the attitude of giving it a try. Some netizens said: "If the home is full of energy-savers, is it not possible to make money without spending electricity bills?"This kind of falsely advertised product is still allowed to be sold, and the platform has no regulatory responsibility?”
In this regard, Jin Xiaodong, a lawyer at Shandong Quanze Law Firm, said that whether it is an "Internet celebrity power saver" or a "fuel-saving artifact" of the vehicle that appeared before, this kind of product has been scientifically verified and cannot play the role of business propaganda in essence, and the behavior of the business has actually constituted false publicity. The so-called false publicity refers to the behavior of business operators in commercial activities using advertisements or other methods to make false information about goods or services that is inconsistent with the actual content, causing consumers to misunderstand, which violates the principle of good faith and generally accepted commercial norms.
As an Internet sales platform, the e-commerce platform has the obligation to supervise and manage the entry of merchants and the sale of products, and shall promptly contact the merchants for handling the products that are determined to be false propaganda or may mislead consumers, and make corresponding modifications or punishments in accordance with the rules of the platformIf the perpetrator of false propaganda causes harm to consumers after publishing false information, he shall compensate the victim for his losses in accordance with law.
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