lukx
Limp Gawd
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Strange question...Is there any device that would allow me to start up for example Air Condictioner using wake on lan thingy?
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There is a server running 24/7 so it's not a problem to startup the program to ping com. But what is flip flop ?
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The kits together include the PC control unit, a remote, phase coupler units (sounds Scifi doesnt it, well most US houses have two electricity phases, and these translate signals between the two phases wirelessly) and two power outlet switch units.
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why dont you use one of those AC wall timers.
Dunno what you are trying to accomplish but it is probably easiest to just use a programmable register.
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Well, let me explain why I need to be in charge when to turn on and when to turn off AC remotely. I'm working as 3d artist. I have office with few render computers. Sometimes I live them working but because I live in Cyprus the temperatures are quite high plus computers are in quite small room. So when they are on they need AC to cool them. I'm able to remotely turn them on and off using main server but I would like to be able to start and turn off AC.
I saw someone make a cool adapter the other day on either hackaday or makezine or instructables, it was a switched power outlet using the 5V signal from a computer such that when the computer was shut off, the outlet was switched off as well. couple this with anycompter that support WOL (Wake On Lan) and you have it, for pretty cheap too if you have an old comp around. IIRC the switched outlet was $35 for the optoisolated version which protected the USB ports and used an expensive but silent solid state relay but a commenter suggested an alternate build which didnt isolate the USB ports and used a cheaper, louder mechanical relay to do the same thing
I saw someone make a cool adapter the other day on either hackaday or makezine or instructables, it was a switched power outlet using the 5V signal from a computer such that when the computer was shut off, the outlet was switched off as well. couple this with anycompter that support WOL (Wake On Lan) and you have it, for pretty cheap too if you have an old comp around. IIRC the switched outlet was $35 for the optoisolated version which protected the USB ports and used an expensive but silent solid state relay but a commenter suggested an alternate build which didnt isolate the USB ports and used a cheaper, louder mechanical relay to do the same thing
Most houses in the US have only single phase electrical service, some have 3-phase, but I have never seen nor heard of two-phase being provided.
They have single-phase service, but most of the ones i've seen have two phases going in - half the plugs are hooked to one of the phases, the other half to the other phase. So it's still one-phase power, but the INSTEON signals can't transfer to the other single-phase line. The phase couplers rebroadcast the signals.