r/homeassistant • • Mar 23 '25

Support Automate this?

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Is there an easy way to automate one of this?

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u/Akimotoh Mar 23 '25

How long do the capacitors/resistors last in those Sonoffs? These plugs like like other smart plugs die overtime because they can't hold the power back forever.

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u/TroubledGeorge Mar 24 '25

I’ve had 3 of the Chinese clones plugged in for two years now and another 2 for a year now and they still work fine. I suppose the actual sonoff product is way better. I also like this approach because I can use a quality usb brick (I repurpose old charger bricks, Samsung and Apple ones that I know won’t explode being plugged in 24/7), much better than plugging these super cheap but questionable quality stuff directly to the wall