I haven't got a opportunity to try the experiement you suggested yet, but yes... there is a loud physical click when the wifi smart outlet turns it off...like something physical moves.
Because of this, do you think I might shorten the life of my sign if I don't use the on and off switch built into it? Thanks, -Darin On Monday, April 24, 2017 at 9:20:46 PM UTC-5, Dman777 wrote: > > I just got a new Xbox neon light sign. I also bought a wifi smart outlet > so I can turn it off with my Google Home and Echo. > > I noticed that when I turn it off by the smart outlet, the neon sign turns > off differently. The letters have a unique pattern when they turn off. This > is not the same behavior as when I turn it off by the sign's native > switch...then all the letters go off at once. > > Is it bad for the neon sign or hard on the circuitry to be turning it on > and off by the wall smart outlet switch instead of the signs normal on and > off switch? > > Here is a video of sign being turned off by outlet > <https://youtu.be/2OzgDJrMyvw> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4611bc22-9cd7-4565-9987-afd730763725%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
