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Researcher has developed, at a cost of less than one dollar, a wireless light switch that runs without batteries, can be installed anywhere on a wall and could reduce the cost of wiring a house by ... (www.ualberta.ca)
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Researcher has developed, at a cost of less than one dollar, a wireless light switch that runs without batteries, can be installed anywhere on a wall and could reduce the cost of wiring a house by ...::A U of A engineering researcher has developed a wireless light switch that could reduce the cost of wiring a house by as much as 50 per cent.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Zero details bullshit article. How would it reduce the cost by 50% considering you’d need a smart relay board with connectivity and then wire all the light fixtures to them OR have separate wireless relay boards at every light fixture OR have smart bulbs and a gateway.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Copper wires are expensive. And you need to house those wires in aluminum pipes. That's a lot of metal that you no longer need to buy. Especially considering how many light switches in our homes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And you need to house those wires in aluminum pipes.

The fuck are you talking about? Romex is just run in your walls. There's no aluminum pipes in your wall.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Presumably they are in an area that requires armored cable, such as Chicago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Because of all the shootings?

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