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photo of an electrical socket, behind the plastic cover the wires glow bright orange. blue flashes escape from the edges of the cover
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If there was a video game where you upgraded outlets, this would definitely be like a tier 4 power generator with bonus abilities.
Bonus ability unlocked: self-destruction
it would be really funny to set this up with LEDs to freak out any electricians who come in my house
- leds ($4.60)
- cheap microcontroller ($3.26)
- cheap power supply ($3.73)
- 3d printed diffuser, wires, wire caps, solder, 3d printed case
total: $11.60 with shipping
i’m probably not going to actually do this, and if I was I would probably get a more trustworthy power supply (like this, would be an extra $3.40 for some more peace of mind)
If you have to plug it in though it’s gonna be kind of obvious, might want something powered by a coin battery so you could put it behind the outlet plate without the risk of actually messing with wiring anything up
those leds draw 10w maximum though, they shouldn’t need to be at full brightness (I know from having some of those that they’re extremely bright) but a coin battery isn’t going to last very long if you use all 30 (using more means you don’t need as thick of a diffuser and can separate the colors more)
the idea is you would partially disassemble the charger to put it and the microcontroller in a custom, miniaturized case, and remove the outlet and usb connectors from the charger so you can solder and wire everything yourself
Ah I see, makes sense. With one of those full led strips I think it would be tough to cram everything in there if you’re leaving the outlet in tbh, I installed a wifi controller for an outlet a while ago and even just that seemed like kind of a tight fit. Idk how to realistically do it smaller though.
That moment when you just chilling and get an achievement “start a house on fire” 😳
I mean, then you won’t be cold anymore…
The circuit breaker fuse doesn’t give AF rn lol
Stupid thing kept breaking so I just jammed a bullet in there, working much better. Follow me for more electrical hacks
Electricians hate this simple trick!
Yes, because the wiring and/or fuse are sized wrong. That is exactly the reason you are not allowed too long wires with too little diameter.
Or put a lower rated fuse in the cord, it would’ve tripped well before it heated up
