https://karlquinsland.com/tags/openbeken/Recent content in OpenBeken on karlHugoen-usSun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://karlquinsland.com/esphome-power-strips/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://karlquinsland.com/esphome-power-strips/<!-- markdownlint-disable-file MD002 --> <p>I love the Sonoff-S31 smart plugs. They&rsquo;re cheap, well made and - most importantly - trivial to flash with ESPHome and integrate into Home Assistant. They do have one obvious draw back, though; optimized for a &ldquo;traditional&rdquo; US style outlet. When you try to deploy them to a power strip, you end up loosing about 50% of the outlets on the strip!</p> <figure > <img src="https://karlquinsland.com/esphome-power-strips/images/poor_power-strip_util.webp" alt="This is how you loose about 50% of the outlets on your power strip." /> <figcaption> <p> This is how you loose about 50% of the outlets on your power strip. </p>