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A tool/device you plug into socked and it emits an alarm if the power goes off? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/tools

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Come on you tool lovers out there. Has anyone heard of the device I described on the subject line? Anything close?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Several of my smartplugs let me know if they stop receiving power. The notification arrives on my phone, so even if i'm out i know there's no electricity to the house. my parents often go away from home for weeks at a time and we use one on their freezer in case anything goes wrong.

[–] ReluctantMuskrat 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How is the notification sent if there's no power to the house? Presumably no internet service then either. Or is it sent by a remote service that loses contact with your home socket?

[–] smort 2 points 10 months ago

My guess: the smart plug pings a remote server every minute or whatever. If the home server stops getting pings, it sends a notification.

[–] slazer2au 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Could have a dying gasp capacitor which allows the unit enough time to send the message before turning off.

[–] ReluctantMuskrat 2 points 10 months ago

Doubtful because that's a lot of work and expense to implement and useless if the router and modem don't have power.

I could see such a feature if the device was designed to work over cell networks since it's not dependent on other user hardware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Surely something to look into. Thank you.