Touch Screen Switch Panel For Power Loads

What !
you don't want to use that Jim dandy super duper digital electronic thermostat you posted a link too ?

Good point. Mine is going alongside my bed. Reachable without my head leaving the pillow. One switch for bedroom "atmosphere" dim 3K, one for real (housecleaning) bright, one for a reading light above my head, one for dim red lighting along the floor for nocturnal comfort migrations. And last but not least, a switch for the Fantastic Endless Breeze fan. Wait! That's not all for the Endless Breeze! A manual dial thermostat to set the cutoff temp. Say, around 76F or so.

Our new unit came with the multiplex panels and I'm nit sure if I like them yet. We have only had the unit since July and maybe I'll get used to them but they seem to be in places that you have to walk to to turn on a light. So some of them Ieave on then use the switches on the lights themselves. The one over the sink, dinette and the one over our recliners.. If I'm in my recliner and I need light I just reach up and turn it on. Otherwise I would have to get up and go to one of the multiplex panels and turn it on. Just that it would be a hassle.

JMO

I am guessing that I should limit this puppy to LED lighting loads only. Nothing inductive and no tungsten lamp loads. If photograph perspective serves, those positive oriented wires may not even be 16 gauge. And a right or left angle VGA plug adapter sounds like the hot ticket. Now to see if I can get my grubby hands on a 120" VGA cable. A good 12 terminal Euro Terminal would make a great manifold connector at the end of those wire stubs. Six pairs. Or dividers to power multiple light loads. Wonder if this turkey has relays or MOSFETS inside? Gotta go back to the site and query the vendor...

A vga right angle adapter might work well, if mounting this inside a wall, make that big cable face down a bit easier. Question is, do you need right angle or left angle (is that a thing?)

Clicky

It's an interesting looking gizmo; it could be fun to play with.

Running the wires wouldn't necessarily be as simple for this as one might wish due to their decision to use VGA connectors (well, technically I guess I should say a DE15 connector since it doesn't carry video data) on the umbilical. You'll have to have a hole an inch or so wide for the connector, and probably a couple inches of clearance behind the switch plate for the connector.

I suspect the waterproof rating only applies to the switch panel, and not to the relay box, at least gauging from the pictures. That's probably not a big concern.

They appear to only specify an overall current rating, not a per-circuit current rating...which seems a bit strange to me.

My thoughts entirely. How about a permanent magic marker to obliterate the letters?

Something tells me there ain't gonna be a reliable cheap variant of this panel and controller. Heavy emphasis on the "reliable". This is supposed to be a marine grade unit. Maybe it's all sealed IP67 grade splash proof?

It sure eases the burden of running wires behind a tight access panel. I no more moaned about wanted membrane switches then this sucker pops up.

December: Beans, Tortillas, Salt and music for me...

I wonder why they thought it would be a good idea to silk screen "TOUCH SCREEN PANEL DC 12V / 24V" across the front of the switch plate? Maybe on the back, or the controller box, but right out in front?

For almost $60, I hope they threw some nice goodies into the load switching box.

Neat find, with the race to the bottom, I'm sure there's a $20 version out there somewhere :)