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"Power Genie" the only smart power strip in Australia? SOLVED: No it isn't.
Hoagie_one:
Took me a while to find it, but here is an archived page of the built it yourself method I use.
http://web.archive.org/web/20030424193007/home.bendcable.com/werstlein/
andymcrae:
Jaycar sells a master/slave power board but it's about the same price as the Power Genie...
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MS4062
Crest Electronics (Brisbane) also make a smart power board, but their website says it cost $249.95!
rabidpuppy:
--- Quote from: andymcrae on April 04, 2009, 08:01:02 pm ---Jaycar sells a master/slave power board but it's about the same price as the Power Genie...
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MS4062
--- End quote ---
That sounds perfect. The power genie thing doesn't actually include a power board you add your own from what I can tell, so this sounds better. Retail store is better for me too.
Cheers!
loadman:
Cool
I need one of these
wweumina:
I was in Bunnings today. Master/Slave powerboard for $53. I think it was Jackson brand and was labelled as 'Environmentally Friendly Powerstrip'. It was six power sockets in a row so was quite long. 1 was a normal socket, then 1 master and 4 slaves. A bit cheaper than the Jaycar one anyway...