Comment by petcat
25 days ago
Apparently the first Mars Rover operated on only 5 watts of power. A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts.
25 days ago
Apparently the first Mars Rover operated on only 5 watts of power. A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts.
> A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts.
Philips "60W" equivalent (806 lm) LED lamps are 3.8 watts.
Yes, they're referring to incandescent nightlights, which were admittedly more relevant back when these rovers were designed than they are now.
I don't think that was the point being made by GearSkeptic, the video creator. It was a demonstration to the lay person who may not be familiar with what 5W "looked like".