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IKEA's new smart plug to track power consumption could launch soon (www.notebookcheck.net)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have the need for power metering only too.

I disabled the switch button on the plug so that they cannot be turned off by mistake. And set it to power on after power outage. Had no problems for a long time with this setup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do updates switch the switch? I have Homematic IP plugs. They do work but had one update that switched my PC off but besides that, pretty reliable but expensive af. I don't want to take a chance with important devices. Sure I don't need to update the plugs but I have an urge to install updates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Hmm, good question. I think it is no problem. From an electrical point of view I think it would make sense that the relais power cycles when the plug reboots after an update. But I have not yet seen it do it.