wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml to Tools@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoA tool/device you plug into socked and it emits an alarm if the power goes off?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareA tool/device you plug into socked and it emits an alarm if the power goes off?wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml to Tools@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
Come on you tool lovers out there. Has anyone heard of the device I described on the subject line? Anything close?
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoCould have a dying gasp capacitor which allows the unit enough time to send the message before turning off.
minus-squareReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoDoubtful because that’s a lot of work and expense to implement and useless if the router and modem don’t have power. I could see such a feature if the device was designed to work over cell networks since it’s not dependent on other user hardware.
Could have a dying gasp capacitor which allows the unit enough time to send the message before turning off.
Doubtful because that’s a lot of work and expense to implement and useless if the router and modem don’t have power.
I could see such a feature if the device was designed to work over cell networks since it’s not dependent on other user hardware.