Real time monitoring of your power meter now easy
Black and Decker introduced a rebranded version of “the Powercost Monitor” from Blue Line Innovations: The “Power Monitor“.
The idea behind this device is to help you monitor your power consumption by installing an unit that reads your meter and transmits the information to the base station inside of your house.
An important feature is missing though : No way to interface it with a computer allowing logging and other possibilities. But the idea is good, I could just use the reader and connect its output to my systems.. Or just try to build something similar to read the spinning wheel’s RPM? To follow..
- Note #1: Click here to read a complete review.
- Note #2: I saw this device at my local “Rona” hardware store.