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Lookin for a computer controlled power socket

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  • 01-12-2007 10:31pm
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    Mr. Flibble
    Registered Users Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking for a power socket which I can control by a computer. Wifi or etherenetted ideally but some other connection to a computer could work too.

    Anyone know if anything like this exists?


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    nice1franko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭nice1franko


    Flibble, your gaf is like the one in "The Wrong Trousers", true or false?


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    gerryo
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    Mr. Flibble wrote: »
    I'm looking for a power socket which I can control by a computer. Wifi or etherenetted ideally but some other connection to a computer could work too.

    Anyone know if anything like this exists?

    I've looked at ethernet power controllers, they are really expensive.

    The Xseries mains power stuff is also quite expensive & it can be hard to get 220V stuff.

    I was thinking if I got one of those cheap (as in €24) wireless mains controllers from Lidl/Aldi & gutted the remote & hooked it to the parallel port on a PC, it would be possible to simulate on/off keypresses fairly easily.

    That gives 4 controllable 13A sockets, up to 500W.

    Parallel ports are gone on most (all!) new PCs, the Maplin USB experimenters kit might just be the way to go for future proofing.


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    Mr. Flibble
    Registered Users Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭Mr. Flibble


    I did a search for 'ethernet power controllers' and it came up with http://www.digital-loggers.com/lpc.html which seems to be what I'm looking for.

    Cheers gerryo


    nice1franko, after xmas, true.


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