Relay box with ammeter on each outlet

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cypho
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Relay box with ammeter on each outlet

Post by cypho »

I have an idea for a future version of the relay box. Add an ammeter chip to each outlet.

Obviously not an extraordinarily high priority item - I can not think of too many ways to use this info to automate anything. The only example I can think of is safely shutting off the outlet before it draws too much electricity and overloads the relay.

But it would be really interesting to be able to at-a-glance see how much electricity each component is using.

It could also be useful in catching/troubleshooting equipment failures. If an outlet is is using more/less electricity than normal, something plugged into that outlet is most likely not working right.
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DrewPalmer04
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Re: Relay box with ammeter on each outlet

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I love this idea...and would be willing to pay more(than stardard relay) for an option such as this.
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