Non cloud power sockets?

Hardware
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I’m looking to purchase some power adapter type sockets for around the house so that can remotely power devices like a few raspberry pi etc. So no real heavy loads, however because I have unreliable internet I’d prefer non-cloud and ideally without soldering, although I don’t mind reflashing firmware if that is the best option. Anybody any recommendations…

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what country are you in?

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The house they will go in is in Bulgaria, so standard EU round 2 pin type with 230v

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https://www.itead.cc/smart-home/sonoff-s26-wifi-smart-plug.html flashed with your preferred firmware.

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Thanks, looked at those can it be flashed without soldering?

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It looks like they expose the pins so no soldering. There was a comprehensive writeup inc pictures on the link you were given.

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Tasmota talks about soldering, but looking at the pictures guess it could be done without.

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Look for tuya devices that work with tuya-convert if you don’t want to solder.

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It does but I have 7 Sonoff flashed with Tasmota and none of them needed soldering. I made a little ‘plug’ that I plug in and apply a little sideways pressure to ensure a good connection - I just used some DuPont cables with a pin on one end…

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I’ve done pow and th16 units plus a fan controller without soldering but failed miserably trying to solder and flash an RGB controller. I like the sonoff stuff so I’ll definitely give the plugs ago.

I’ll look into tuya, thanks

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As Nick mentioned above, most Tuya devices can be flashed with tuya-convert. I have now flashed 8 plugs (2 different brands / types) with this utility and it was very easy, no need to open the device at all, it’s purely and over-the-air flash.

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I’ve bought some Houzetek AWP07L, paid less than 10€ each, and then used tuya-convert to install Tasmota with success.
I used this to configure it.

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Just been looking a the blitzwolf stuff they do a nice compact one that’s listed as compatible.

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Options that work with stock firmware include TP Link HS 110 (or similar) and the IKEA Trådfri plug (needs a hub).

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I use TP Link HS 110, they need the app once to connect to Wifi, then you may safely remove the app again. Native integration with Home Assistant

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