# Power control **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [January 27, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137 "2012-01-27T23:54:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/1 "2012-01-27T23:54:01Z")
I am looking for a device that will power on an outlet if ambient temperature exceeds a given threshold. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/2 "2012-01-28T00:27:36Z")
[http://www.smarthome.com/29928/LuxPro-PSP300-5-2-Programmable-Plug-In-Thermostat/p.aspx](http://www.smarthome.com/29928/LuxPro-PSP300-5-2-Programmable-Plug-In-Thermostat/p.aspx) [http://www.smarthome.com/7144/Thermo-Cube-TC-21-On-at-78-Degrees-Off-at-70-Degrees/p.aspx](http://www.smarthome.com/7144/Thermo-Cube-TC-21-On-at-78-Degrees-Off-at-70-Degrees/p.aspx) (Not Adjustable, but you can buy a couple different ranges.) On 1/27/2012 4:54 PM, GofBorg wrote:[color=blue] > I am looking for a device that will power on an outlet if ambient > temperature exceeds a given threshold. Any ideas? > > [/color] – Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA Novell Knowledge Partner Novell does not officially monitor these forums. Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own. These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational human. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/3 "2012-01-28T01:05:28Z")
On 1/27/2012 4:54 PM, GofBorg wrote:[color=blue] > I am looking for a device that will power on an outlet if ambient > temperature exceeds a given threshold. Any ideas? > > [/color] > Something like this mechanical stat would be super simple and inexpensive: [http://www.luxproproducts.com/thermostats\_mech/lv3.htm](http://www.luxproproducts.com/thermostats_mech/lv3.htm) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/4 "2012-01-28T01:24:22Z")
> [http://www.smarthome.com/29928/LuxPro-PSP300-5-2-Programmable-Plug-In-](http://www.smarthome.com/29928/LuxPro-PSP300-5-2-Programmable-Plug-In-) > Thermostat/p.aspx Nice. I think this may work. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/5 "2012-01-28T23:36:19Z")
On 1/27/2012 6:24 PM, GofBorg wrote:[color=blue][color=green] > > [http://www.smarthome.com/29928/LuxPro-PSP300-5-2-Programmable-Plug-In-](http://www.smarthome.com/29928/LuxPro-PSP300-5-2-Programmable-Plug-In-)[/color] > > Thermostat/p.aspx > > Nice. I think this may work.[/color] Hi there ofBorg…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/6 "2012-01-30T22:27:59Z")
> Hi there ofBorg…🙂 > Peace. What’s the word? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/7 "2012-01-30T22:42:44Z")
On 1/30/2012 3:27 PM, GofBorg wrote:[color=blue][color=green] > > Hi thereofBorg…:)[/color] > > Peace. What’s the word?[/color] Bird. Bird is the word. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/8 "2012-01-31T01:24:24Z")
> Bird. Bird is the word. > Nice. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/9 "2012-01-31T02:00:51Z")
JayZie sounds like they ‘said’: [color=blue] > Bird. Bird is the word.[/color] So my response to JayZie’s comment is… one of my all time fav Family Guy episodes… – Stevo ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/10 "2012-01-31T02:33:34Z")
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:51 GMT “Stevo” [steveSPAM@LESSccgov.net](mailto:steveSPAM@LESSccgov.net) wrote: [color=blue] > JayZie sounds like they ‘said’: > [color=green] > > > Bird. Bird is the word.[/color] > > So my response to JayZie’s comment is… > > one of my all time fav Family Guy episodes… > [/color] Stevo…Don’t! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184) I have it as a ring tone on my phone… 😉 – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.1 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.1.9-1.4-desktop up 4:12, 3 users, load average: 0.05, 0.15, 0.14 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/11 "2012-01-31T14:01:24Z")
On 30/01/2012 20:42, JayZie wrote: [color=blue] > Bird. Bird is the word.[/color] ## Hmm I thought Grease was the word … ? Simon Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner * * * ## Do you work with Novell technologies at a university, college or school? If so, your campus could benefit from joining the Novell Technology Transfer Partner (TTP) program. See [novell.com/ttp](http://novell.com/ttp) for more details. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/power-control/22137/12 "2012-01-31T17:48:09Z")
malcolmlewis sounds like they ‘said’: [color=blue] > I have it as a ring tone on my phone… ;)[/color] So my response to malcolmlewis’s comment is… I got a couple different portions of that ‘performance’ as ringtones on my phone too. 🙂 – Stevo