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Sonoff - dangerous?
I've replaced the lights under our kitchen cupboards with LED strips,
and I'm stupidly pleased with myself. The old ones were all individually switched, which was a faff. The new ones are switched by Sonoff wifi switches, controlled by Alexa. Saying "Alexa kitchen on" actually does what it says on the tin. These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Should I just return them as unsafe? If I do, does anyone have recommendations for some switches that are a bit better made? |
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Sonoff - dangerous?
On 29/10/2020 23:24, GB wrote:
I've replaced the lights under our kitchen cupboards with LED strips, and I'm stupidly pleased with myself. The old ones were all individually switched, which was a faff. The new ones are switched by Sonoff wifi switches, controlled by Alexa. Saying "Alexa kitchen on" actually does what it says on the tin. These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Should I just return them as unsafe?Â* If I do, does anyone have recommendations for some switches that are a bit better made? These ones https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WFM246Q Only £9 each |
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GB wrote:
These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Should I just return them as unsafe?Â* If I do, does anyone have recommendations for some switches that are a bit better made? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WFM246Q The Shelley devices seem better designed to fit inside a backbox https://shop.shelly.cloud/shelly-1-wifi-smart-home-automation#50 |
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Sonoff - dangerous?
On 29/10/2020 23:24, GB wrote:
I've replaced the lights under our kitchen cupboards with LED strips, and I'm stupidly pleased with myself. The old ones were all individually switched, which was a faff. The new ones are switched by Sonoff wifi switches, controlled by Alexa. Saying "Alexa kitchen on" actually does what it says on the tin. These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Cable ties or tape? -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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Sonoff - dangerous?
On Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:24:57 UTC, GB wrote:
I've replaced the lights under our kitchen cupboards with LED strips, and I'm stupidly pleased with myself. The old ones were all individually switched, which was a faff. The new ones are switched by Sonoff wifi switches, controlled by Alexa. Saying "Alexa kitchen on" actually does what it says on the tin. These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Should I just return them as unsafe? If I do, does anyone have recommendations for some switches that are a bit better made? Isn't it so often the case that companies which have chosen names which are easily confused with major brands are questionable? I suspect that in a phone call, or using voice recognition, the difference from "Sonos" is next to nothing. All intentional, of course. |
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GB wrote:
These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Should I just return them as unsafe? If I do, does anyone have recommendations for some switches that are a bit better made? I think these are made for a global market which largely has lower expectations of electrical safety. However I recently installed some Ikea lights that have a similar kind of arrangement (clip on plastic cover with lever terminals inside) and it looks OK to me - it would be hard to accidentally come into contact with mains. Are the switches going to be situated somewhere where the cover falling off might result in someone touching the terminals? For example, if the switch was mounted on top of a kitchen cupboard it seems unlikely that unsuspecting fingers would get into it. If this is a real risk, you could mount it inside a secondary enclosure (eg a surface pattress). You can also get enclosures suitable for them: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quality-I...e/353210911659 Theo |
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Sonoff - dangerous?
On 30/10/2020 09:27, Robin wrote:
On 29/10/2020 23:24, GB wrote: I've replaced the lights under our kitchen cupboards with LED strips, and I'm stupidly pleased with myself. The old ones were all individually switched, which was a faff. The new ones are switched by Sonoff wifi switches, controlled by Alexa. Saying "Alexa kitchen on" actually does what it says on the tin. These Sonoff switches are tiny, and the terminals are stupidly small. I'm more concerned, though, that the whole thing has a clip on plastic cover. If this falls off, the terminals are exposed. Cable ties or tape? Thank you. That's clearly the right solution. I've stopped whingeing and superglued the covers on. |
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