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I so badly want an old school flippy light switch that physically flips when toggled by the smart home. IMO that would be the first smart home product strictly
by FriedPickles 3y ago
I so badly want an old school flippy light switch that physically flips when toggled by the smart home.
IMO that would be the first smart home product strictly superior to its analog counterpart.
- Larrikin 3y agoA pressable button that toggles the light state achieves the same thing without the need for a motor.
- cassianoleal 3y agoYeah this. Shelly relays can work that way.
- FriedPickles 3y agoBut they don't physically show their state, don't persist across power outages, and are much less satisfying to operate.
- Larrikin 3y agoI usually look at the lights instead of the switch to determine if the lights are on. I haven't experienced many outages recently, but I'm fine with lights off until I turn them back on as a default. Its also possible to just have the lights revert back to their previous state as an automation in HA, although it seems like a waste of time to program instead of turning lights back on as you need them.
- ChainOfFools 3y agofingerbot. yes, a real thing