# Tradfri repeater power usage

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/tradfri-repeater-power-usage/25805>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Tags:** zigbee\
**Created:** [February 12, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tradfri-repeater-power-usage/25805 "2020-02-12T11:03:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gerard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerard/32/8846_2.png) [@Gerard](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerard)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tradfri-repeater-power-usage/25805/1 "2020-02-12T11:03:03Z")

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Does anybody know exactly how much power the IKEA Tradfri repeater is using (while not charging stuff on the USB output)? I’d like to avoid measuring the power usage myself here 🙂

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**Author:** ![Johan\_Sorensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_sorensen/32/18821_2.png) [@Johan\_Sorensen](https://community.homey.app/u/Johan_Sorensen)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tradfri-repeater-power-usage/25805/2 "2020-02-13T09:07:07Z")

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For me it jumps between 0,40 to 0,43

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**Author:** ![Gerard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerard/32/8846_2.png) [@Gerard](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerard)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tradfri-repeater-power-usage/25805/3 "2020-02-13T10:01:09Z")

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Thanks! Promptly added to the ‘Advanced Settings’ and ‘Constant power usage’ 🙂