Maplin 13A remote control sockets

[Lawrence Zarb]

It seems to be an excellent idea, but I cannot think of any really practical use for them....

anyone have any really practical uses for these??

[Lurch]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:29:49 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb" strung together this:

I got some of these from Wickes years ago. I found two uses for them, one use was christmas lights and the other was a bit unneccesary but I used them for a bedside light, it saved reaching a further 6" from the bed to do it manually!

[Nick Austin]

I use something similar to control a video sender and also wireless headphones.

Nick.

[John Flax]

> does anyone have any really practical uses for these??

[Ian Middleton]

> does anyone have any really practical uses for these??

his son wakes for his nightly feed.

[mogga]

Resetting ntl box which is situated downstairs Apparently it works quite well.

[Colum Mylod]

the room instead of the one simple bright ceiling light, that remote control saves cabling sockets to a central point, or running around trying to find the inline switch on each lamp.

It also allows me to run energy saving lights and have the controller high up away from sprog who for some reason believes energy saving lights should be switched on & off rapidly until they pop (an event he partook in during office hours..)

[Tim (Remove NOSPAM.]

LOL!!!

[Pete C]

Hi,

Maybe said sprog would like to pay for new ones with their pocket money.

cheers, Pete.

[romic]

I also have a wall fan which is pointed at the bottom of my bed connected to one - if I wake up and my feet are hot, I just turn on the fan.

I also have one as a remote dimmer switch for wall lights.

Roger (my reader sometimes loses mail/newsgroup messages

- if you think you should have had a reply/comment, please e-mail me again. Ta!)

[raden]

In message , mogga writes

Now there's a sensible idea

[Lurch]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:06:14 +0000 (UTC), " Tim \(Remove NOSPAM." strung together this:

I can't find the OP so I'll stick it here, sorry!

At last, I've found a use for them! I've got a laserjet network printer that is fairly power hungry on standby and it's in another room so I've dug out my remote control sockets that have been stashed in a drawer somewhere for years and plugged them in. Now I can turn the printer on without getting up from the PC!

[Set Square]

We use ours for several things which are powered from sockets in 'awkward' places. The best one is an outside light which lights our pond area and which is powered from a socket in an upstairs bedroom. With the remote control, we can switch it on from the lounge. Visitors are *very* impressed!

[Bernard Peek]

In message , Set Square writes

I've got a light in the downstairs fireplace fed from a socket in the loft.

[PJ]

Well I've got a light in a tree in the front garden which is fed from a socket in my next door but one neighbours garden shed!

And i used to have a light which was fed from a nearby street lamp post. Then again the whole bloody house was fed from the lamp post!

[Lurch]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:20:11 +0100, "PJ" strung together this:

Are the full versions of these stories in the book "weird adventures in diy"?

[Roy S Schestowitz]

Next best thing to getting your water from a nearby sewer. Just buy a large enough pump and you're on your way...

Roy

[Lurch]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:42:32 GMT, Chris J Dixon strung together this:

Obviously not the same as the one's that the OP pointed to, or the one's that I have, as the code is set by dip switches so no learning to be had. Yours are abviously over-engineered!

[Chris J Dixon]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:06:14 +0000 (UTC), " Tim \(Remove NOSPAM." strung together this:

I use one for my PC & peripherals, so that I don't have to crawl behind the workstation to turn off at the socket.

All was well until I had to knock the power off last weekend - it now needs to re-learn the transmitter code. Currently searching for the instructions :-(

Chris