Subj : Re: USB controlled mains switch To : usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.inval From : Adrian Date : Sun Jan 19 2025 13:53:49 In message , Mike Scott writes >On 18/01/2025 23:07, Adrian wrote: >> I'm looking for a USB controlled mains switch (230V AC) that I can >>connect to a PI to turn a mains power supply on and off. >> I've done a bit of digging around on the net, and the options seem >>to fall into two categories, either a relay device which means having >>rewire the device (which I'd rather avoid), priced around 30Euros or >>one that sits in line (between the device and the supply).  The latter >>appears to be in excess of 100Euros, which is considerably more than I >>want to pay. >> Any suggestions on where to look ?  I'm not interested in a wireless >>solution, as it is likely to be used in places where signals are not >>reliable. > >Oh, and if you only need a PI for local control, with no networking, >don't forget the PI can be an AP and run a nearby wireless device >without a central router. > The Pi already exists, and is connected to my home LAN (Ethernet). A range of a few feet should work for WiFi (if I used the PI as an AP), but home WiFi is at best flaky where I want to run this, hence why the Pi is on Ethernet. >(FWIW I'm leaning towards the Shelly Plus Plug, at around £20. IIRC >there's a euro version too. It's the only one I've found that seems not >to need cloud servers.) > £20 is nearer the make for what my soggy finger in the air suggested would be a sensible price, the LocalBytes site mentioned elsewhere in the thread comes out at £12.75. Although I quoted prices in euros, I'm in the UK, but all the items I'd found so far were priced in euros. Thanks Adrian -- To Reply : replace "bulleid" with "adrian" - all mail to bulleid is rejected Sorry for the rigmarole, If I want spam, I'll go to the shops Every time someone says "I don't believe in trolls", another one dies. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .