[mythtv-users] Desk Top Power

Stephen Villano stephen.p.villano at gmail.com
Fri May 15 22:26:15 UTC 2015


I did a Google for "smart power strip" to get that item I posted.
There were plenty of other valid hits as well.
I'm at work as well, but I'm using a Tails VM for non-attributable
research and personal e-mail.

On 5/15/15, Michael Watson <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au> wrote:
> On 16/05/2015 7:59 AM, Saul wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 May 2015 07:44:50 +1000
>> Michael Watson <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au> wrote:
>>
>> [snip all sophisticated solutions]
>>
>> What happened to common sense? If this is an era of smartphones and
>> whatnot we cannot do simple electrical engineering any more? I was
>> under 10 when I built my first relay-based automatic switching system.
>> All you need is a relay driven by PC power supply and you can switch
>> kilowatts of power on and off with your PC. ;)
>>
> Why build it, when you can find them at around the same cost of a
> suitably rated relay.
> When you cant buy a device to do what you want (at reasonable prices),
> then you look at building your own....
>
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