Hi
We have bad storms with lightning, high winds and very heavy rain, hail and also blackouts/brown outs/load shedding at different times of year where I live and this is obviously terrible for my PC.
As a result - I have to resort to physically unplugging both my 4KTV and my computer every day when I'm going to bed and plug it all back in in the morning.
May not sound like much of a chore - but I could do without it!
It would be nice if i could just press a button on my phone etc and know it's done.
I want to find out if there is some kind of electrical switch I can get where I press a button or via WIFI/Bluetooth etc - and it kills the power to the device DEAD.
No standby, no small amount of power still running into the surge board or device 24/7.
Purpose of course being completely and utterly cutting off the surge board or device from any chance of power surging through it or function at all. Eg in the case of lightning strikes, blackouts etc as said above
For example - I imagine something like a Bridge over a river connecting the road on both sides of the river. Imagine you just pick up the bridge and remove it completely.... no chance any cars will drive over.
Whether this can be done physically/mechanically like moving a switch or like removing a battery or just moving it around enough that it can't connect... or maybe it could be done somehow digitally (but would be less likely to trust it)?
Anything like this exist... it would also be nice if they were built into UPS's etc?
If this kind of switch doesn't exist - could it be made DIY (or by an electrician?) relatively cheaply? How would you do it?
I assume those 'WIFI Surge boards/switches' etc don't completely utterly remove any possibility of power running through your devices?
So if you did get a surge from lightning or bad power - it would still fry or damage your stuff plugged into it right?
It would also be great to have a device on your roof that can detect thunder/lightning/high winds/rain beyond certain force etc - that could talk to the power killing device and shut things down when needed?
A pipe dream I know... ho hum.
cheers
We have bad storms with lightning, high winds and very heavy rain, hail and also blackouts/brown outs/load shedding at different times of year where I live and this is obviously terrible for my PC.
As a result - I have to resort to physically unplugging both my 4KTV and my computer every day when I'm going to bed and plug it all back in in the morning.
May not sound like much of a chore - but I could do without it!
It would be nice if i could just press a button on my phone etc and know it's done.
I want to find out if there is some kind of electrical switch I can get where I press a button or via WIFI/Bluetooth etc - and it kills the power to the device DEAD.
No standby, no small amount of power still running into the surge board or device 24/7.
Purpose of course being completely and utterly cutting off the surge board or device from any chance of power surging through it or function at all. Eg in the case of lightning strikes, blackouts etc as said above
For example - I imagine something like a Bridge over a river connecting the road on both sides of the river. Imagine you just pick up the bridge and remove it completely.... no chance any cars will drive over.
Whether this can be done physically/mechanically like moving a switch or like removing a battery or just moving it around enough that it can't connect... or maybe it could be done somehow digitally (but would be less likely to trust it)?
Anything like this exist... it would also be nice if they were built into UPS's etc?
If this kind of switch doesn't exist - could it be made DIY (or by an electrician?) relatively cheaply? How would you do it?
I assume those 'WIFI Surge boards/switches' etc don't completely utterly remove any possibility of power running through your devices?
So if you did get a surge from lightning or bad power - it would still fry or damage your stuff plugged into it right?
It would also be great to have a device on your roof that can detect thunder/lightning/high winds/rain beyond certain force etc - that could talk to the power killing device and shut things down when needed?
A pipe dream I know... ho hum.
cheers