The Wonderboom is the first speaker I can remember that stands up to the trials and tribulations of everyday life. It can handle everything you can throw at it, from Friday evening tunes at home or chill vibes at the beach. Along with its rugged design, it’s loud and delivers amazing quality audio. If you want to keep your speaker charged and running then you’ll be wondering about the power consumption.
Below we will discuss and test Wonderboom wattage, explain how to work it out for yourself, and calculate the total electricity required.
How Many Watts is a Wonderboom?
A Wonderboom uses between 6 and 9 watts.
The exact number varies slightly depending on your device and charging adapter. For example, I measured the wattage draw on my speaker from two different adapters. The fast charge capacity adapter allowed the Wonderboom to draw over 6W, while the smaller adapter drew just 4.3W.
Technically speaking, the Wonderboom has a maximum power rating of 10W but will actually draw nearer to 6W or 7W when plugged in and charging.
How to Find Out Your Wonderboom Wattage
There are 3 ways you can work out the wattage of a Wonderboom.
- Check Product Specification
The quickest way is to look at the Wonderboom’s specification. The power information is usually written on a sticker on the base of the appliance. If not, you can check the user manual or the manufacturer’s website for technical details.
- Use a Wattmeter
A wattmeter is brilliant for getting a live wattage reading and tracking total energy usage of any appliance. You can simply plug it into your Wonderboom to get instant information.
I used one to test my Wonderboom which gave a live reading of 6.2W.
- Wattage Formula or Calculator
If you know the amperage and voltage of your Wonderboom you can use this to find the maximum power rating. Simply use the formula Amps x Volts = Watts. Or you can head over to the ‘Watt Calculator’ to work this out.
How Much Electricity Does a Wonderboom Use?
You can use Wonderboom wattage to work out how much electricity it uses. Plus this can be useful in understanding how much it costs to run your Wonderboom.
A watt (W) is a measurement of power at a single point in time. A watt-hour is the total amount of electricity used in an hour. For example, a Wonderboom drawing 6W would use 6Wh when running for an hour.
Happily, electricity bills are recorded in kilowatt-hours (kWh). A kilowatt is simply 1000 watts. So a 6W Wonderboom charging for 1 hour uses 0.006kWh.
In reality, it takes 12Wh (2 hours) to fully charge a Wonderboom. So if you fully charge your speaker once a week that’s 0.012kWh electricity and 0.624kWh a year.
That’s a rough electricity cost of $0.10 a year to fully charge your Wonderboom once a week.
How Many Watts Does a Wonderboom Use Summary
I hope you clearly understand how many watts a Wonderboom uses.
As you can see, these speakers use very little power to deliver such great performance. You can easily charge it up once a week to keep you playing tunes for hours on end. Adding to this, it’ll only cost you a few cents for the pleasure! If you’re listening to music off-grid while camping or backpacking then you can easily hook up to an electricity source without drawing a huge amount of energy.
