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Wermy's Lamp Zapper
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:26 am
by Mad_Duke
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This project sounds cool I was thinking of doing this stuff quite soon for my stand up arcade project with 3D printing something like:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/264447574/ ... gallery_24
I'm more interested in the software side of the story. I'd like mine to work on both Windows and Linux.

Re: Wermy's Lamp Zapper
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:36 am
by KaiKona808
This would be perfect. My kids want to turn the play room into a retro gaming room. They have a console collection going and want to decorate the room and set up gaming stations. This would be an awesome way to let them turn lights on and off.
@Wermy you gotta make a tutorial video.

Re: Wermy's Lamp Zapper
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:37 am
by Chedda
I like that he left it open ended without the tutorial so you can figure out how to electronics.
Re: Wermy's Lamp Zapper
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:08 pm
by wermy
I'll do a quick guide for it. I honestly wasn't sure what the interest-level would be so I didn't want to spend time on it without knowing. Looks like lots of folks want to make one though.

Re: Wermy's Lamp Zapper
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:59 pm
by Ganreizu
wermy wrote:I'll do a quick guide for it. I honestly wasn't sure what the interest-level would be so I didn't want to spend time on it without knowing. Looks like lots of folks want to make one though.

Does it have to be lamps though? Can it be anything with a plug? Air conditioner, router/modem, whole power strips? Would be a slick time save when leaving for vacation to just zap all the power strips in my apartment and leave.
Re: Wermy's Lamp Zapper
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:54 pm
by wermy
Ganreizu wrote:wermy wrote:I'll do a quick guide for it. I honestly wasn't sure what the interest-level would be so I didn't want to spend time on it without knowing. Looks like lots of folks want to make one though.

Does it have to be lamps though? Can it be anything with a plug? Air conditioner, router/modem, whole power strips? Would be a slick time save when leaving for vacation to just zap all the power strips in my apartment and leave.
It's really only limited by how beefy of a relay you put in there. These are the ones I used:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TO7IY76
They are good for 10A at 125VAC, which is quite a bit to work with.
