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Tips to repair Sense screen detached
Sense screen detached as many user experienced.
The key point of repair by youself is find the right glue.
as a display engineer, I aware of the most suitable fix method is TPU adhesive bonding, but it’s not easy to find heating tpu dispenser equipment, so I just want find the easy way to bond the screen.
The answer is A130 structure adhesive, you can find it in google, you can get one for 2 dollar.
The glue come with a needle, so you can easily apply to you frame of watch body. please make sure use a plasitic clip to apply force to body&screen for at least 3 hrs, now your screen secured!
Firstly I completely remove the residue of glue both on screen and frame.
secondly I use fine cotton swap (with small tip) wet by 99% alcohol to clean both surface of frame and screen
After 2 weeks I glued my watch face, today my sense detached it’s wristband on its own, the sense fall to the floor, it’s amazing the screen is still secured, that proves the fix for screen detached is successful!
Now we have to deal the second detaching problem, the wristband came off.
I carefully look into the structure of connection, find the root cause for wristband came off is due to the snap fit clearance is a bit large! so you can easly fixed it by stick a piece of paper with a self-adhesive on the connection area， just like below photo. that’s it!
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Philips Hue vs Kasa
Are you looking to build a smart home. Should you go with KASA Blubs or Hue? Read below;
I’d still go Hue if I had to choose one or the other.
Not only is router congestion a possible issue but coverage is usually a much bigger issue. Most people have terrible Wi-Fi coverage. The Wi-Fi chip in the bulbs usually is fairly low power so while it may be able to hear the command signal, it may not be able to send the return signal acknowledging. This can lead to some frustrating troubleshooting when the Wi-Fi checked using a phone with a much stronger Wi-Fi chip. Zigbee on the other hand, is a mesh network that can make strong coverage easier to manage because each bulb is a repeater.
Hue also has an advantage on integrations. There are more Hue integrations in other ecosystems than Kasa by a wide margin. This is great if you’re not using something like r/homeassistant or Alexa as a hub.
Hue has brighter bulbs. Hue’s new ones go up to 1600 lumens where Kasa is still at 800 lumens last time I looked. Yes, the difference is noticeable even with multiple 800 ln lamps vs 1 1600 ln lamp.
Controlling the bulbs from the wall is easier with Hue. It can be done with Kasa but Hue’s dimmer switches are so much easier to setup. It took about a month for me to fed up with only being able to turn on/off my lights with my phone to get some Hue dimmers for my wall. There are light switch replacements that can work with Wi-Fi bulbs but they tend to be expensive and usually require a hub anyway. The majority of them are designed with Hue and Zigbee in mind.
If none of those bother you, then it doesn’t really matter which system you choose. If you do choose Hue, to make the prices more palatable, it’s better to buy them over time as the go on sale or used bulbs. It took ~6 years for me to switch out ~50 bulbs for Hues on my limited budge.
That all being said, I still like my Kasa smart plugs over the Hue ones, mostly because of energy monitoring options from Kasa. I run Home Assistant so crossing ecosystems isn’t a big deal for me.
What I like best about hue is the open API, I hate that Kasa’s API is available but not open/supported/published by TP Link and they keep threatening to take it away. What I hate most about hue is the expense.
Hue has motion detector gadget, which would turn on the bulbs when movement is detected and shut them off because motion is no more sensed.
Hue bridge uses Zigbee. Zigbee creates a mesh network, and so each lightbulb may function as a repeater, discreetly passing messages through to the other in sequence.
This allows the user to take Hue much farther than your router might normally allow, creating it much more practical to get initiated with Philips’ wide range, including its huge diversity of inside lighting systems.
Philips Hue Home & Away function is extremely effective if you enjoy living alone.
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Calculate your household energy usage in kWh
You need to know the wattage and electric rate per kWh. For me the electric rate is (13 cents) .13 per kWh. Let’s find out how to get wattage.
How can I find the wattage of a device?
Most devices have a label listing how many watts they use. You can find this wattage label either on the device (usually on the bottom or back) or in the owner’s manual.
Here is a list that shows the common wattage of everyday household devices. Though the wattage of your particular device may vary, it should give you a rough estimate.
| Coffee Maker | 900-1200 watts |
| Toaster | 800-1400 watts |
| Iron | 100-1800 watts |
| Ceiling fan | 65-175 watts |
| Space heater (40gal) | 4500-5500 watts |
| Hair dryer | 1200-1875 watts |
| Laptop | 50 watts |
| Computer monitor | 150 watts |
| Computer tower | 120 watts |
| Television 19″-36″ | 65-133 watts |
| Television 53″-61″ | 170 watts |
How to calculate kWh usage
To calculate your energy consumption, you’ll need to multiply an appliance’s wattage by the number of hours you use it in a day. That will give you the number of watt-hours consumed each day.
Calculate watt-hours per day
Device Wattage (watts) x Hours Used Per Day = Watt-hours (Wh) per Day
Example: A 125-watt television used three hours per day
125 watts x 3 hours = 375 Wh/Day
How many watts are in a kilowatt?
Your electricity bill is measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), not watt-hours. One kilowatt is equal to 1,000 watts. To calculate how many kWh a device uses, divide the watt-hours from the previous step by 1,000.
Convert watt-hours to kilowatts
Device Usage (Wh) / 1000 (Wh/kWh) = Device Usage in kWh
Example: A television using 375 Wh of electricity per day
375 / 1000 = 0.375 kWh
Now that we know how many kWh the appliance uses per day, we can estimate that usage over a month. Let’s multiply by 30 days to simulate an average month.
Find your monthly energy usage
Daily Usage (kWh) x 30 (Days) = Approximate Monthly Usage (kWh/Month)
Example: A television using 0.375 kWh of electricity per day
0.375 kWh x 30 Days = 11.25 kWh/Month
In this example, a 125-watt television you use for three hours per day adds up to 11.25 kWh of energy per month. That is your television’s energy consumption.
To determine how much your appliances cost per month, multiply your electric rate by the estimated monthly usage from the steps above.
How much do appliances cost on my energy bills?
Monthly Usage (kWh) x Electric Rate ($/kWh) = Approximate Cost per Month
Example: A television using 11.25 kWh/Month with an electric rate of 10 cents per kWh ($0.10/kWh)
11.25 kWh x $0.10 = $1.13/Month
Based on these calculations, this television would cost you $1.13 per month. While that might not seem like much, the appliances and devices throughout your home will add up during a full month.
Your UPS would be another source of getting wattage. UPS will show the wattage number of all the devices that are connected. You can use that number to calculate your spending.
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