Re: USB controlled mains switch

In message <vmid5v$20nh3$1@dont-email.me>, Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> 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.

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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.
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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.)
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£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
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