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#303709 2-Mar-2023 21:21
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Hi,

 

Does anyone know a product similar to the Wyze Lamp Socket (https://www.wyze.com/products/wyze-lamp-socket) that work for the NZ electrical specifications?

 

I am looking for a way to power a Wyze v3 camera (USB powered) without having to get an electrician to install a power socket somewhere in my garage and this lamp socket with USB seemed exactly what I wanted, except that it is not compatible with NZ.

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  #3044034 2-Mar-2023 21:41
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Have you considered using an extension cord to an existing plug?!



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  #3044040 2-Mar-2023 22:16
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Unfortunately it doesn't work in my situation as the garage is outside and not connected to the house, i.e. I'd have to keep the door open.

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  #3045543 4-Mar-2023 12:57
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Because you haven't provided any details, I'm making the assumption that your garage, like just about every other standalone garage in NZ, sport the motion sensing double bulbed floodlight to blind you as you drive up. If this is true, you will need to either rewire one of the bulbs to bypass the sensor or bypass the sensor entirely and leave one bulb out

 

Then something like this plus your usb charger of choice would give you a way to power your camera
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001162779434.html

 

Or you could DIY your own usb charger to fit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3rwWYS6xac

 

Or you could wire in a 5V LED transformer on the inside of the garage and solder a usb head on the end of the output wire

 

If you have decided to bypass the sensor entirely, you could then use one of these in the other lamp to make it smart and have a more cohesive system where the camera triggers the lamp
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003022791458.html

 

If you have one of those pretty single bulb fixtures without a sensor then I would probably wire in a 240-110V inline stepdown transformer inside the garage and then buy that fancy wyze smart bulb thing.

 

All of this obviously requires a bit of DIY handywork nd sensibility around mains voltages. If you don't feel comfortable with a soldering iron or connecting wires, might be best to just get a sparky in to put in an outlet. Based on your previous post, I assume you do not have any outlets in the garage (absolute madness) so make sure to tell the sparky to put the outlet in the attic of the garage so they won't have to run a new cable out from the house as we can't put accessible outlets on a lights circuit. The exception is when the outlets aren't easily accessible to the general public and would only be used for servicemen

 

Or just pay to have proper outlets in your garage and live happily ever after.

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