Opinions needed

Hardware
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Hi, I’m considering the 2 following devices

  1. Aqara FP300
  2. Tapo P304M

I want to get the Aqara for its light, temp & humidity sensors to replace my current Sonoff temp & humidity sensor whilst adding a light sensor to control my light turning on when light levels drop in my room instead of using sun elevation, will be connecting it to my HA using zigbee.

I want the Tapo P304M to replace my 3 non-smart extensions.

If there are any LED’s on the devices can they be turned off at night

What’s peoples opinions who are using them

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There’s always tape or nail polish to cover them up.

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Or if you are not nail polish user, whatever enamel paint, epoxy puddy, sticky stuff… :wink:

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The right color lacquer can be transparent enough to still see the led when you need to, but it won’t keep you awake at night.

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Good point.
Local beauty stores have testers, I’m exited to visit there with my devboards… :grin:

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I have some black nail polish to tone down the super-bright LEDs on some of my network gear. I don’t need to see the LEDs on/off in direct bright sunlight and I don’t need to light the entire room with one LED. (I’m talking to you, Canon. What idiot ever thought of designing a printer with an LCD screen with no backlight, and a power LED bright enough to cast shadows in the day right next to the display.)

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I’ve cut off the sticky part of a post-it note to fade colors. Not as permanent as lacquer, but it has stayed on for me for at least a year or so. Also I guess it only works on flat surfaces.

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Blue painter’s tape works well, also.

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I’ll admit to using my girlfriend’s UV-cured nail polish as an urgent solder mask. Happy to report it behaves exactly like solder mask.

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And long term? Acrylic vs epoxy… Some added vitamins might give extra boost for your circuits… :joy:

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It was a scrap piece of circuit board so I don’t really care. All I know is that now it looks faaabulous

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