Re: IP-9258 Remote Power Thingo

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On May 18, 7:02 am, gordonb.2q...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Gordon Burditt) wrote:
> >I saw one of these on geeks for $64 but it is the 9258T model designed
> >for US/TW/JP according to the manual. The 'S' model is designed for AU/
> >EU/UK. The local stores that stock these kinds of gizmos in Australia
> >charge at least several hundred for this same unit! Would it be
> >possible to run a 'T' model here without any major dramas or am I
> >gonna come home after my 3 week vacation to find my home burnt to the
> >ground??
>
> The USA uses 110-120VAC 60Hz.  According to a handy web site, Australia
> uses 240VAC 50Hz.  I expect that if you try using the model designed
> for the USA in an Australian outlet, it will fail before you get your
> hand off the module or the switch controlling the outlet.  Smoke and
> fire are optional.

Yep, indeed you're spot on. However on this page it says
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=IP9258&cpc=SCH
it supports from "90-240 V ~ 50/60 Hz" so I would have guessed
anywhere between those ranges would of been fine. But I guess I'm
mistaken.
So some sort of voltage converter or stepdown pack is needed?
Alternatively I need to look at maybe a watchdog card or something
along those lines. Essentially all I need is something that is
reachable through tcp/ip and can "hard reboot" an unresponsive
machine. But the ability to use a device like the 9258 to switch on/
off an aircon for example would seem rather nice.

Thanks kindly