{"id":15619,"date":"2016-10-01T18:12:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T17:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15619"},"modified":"2016-10-01T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T17:12:13","slug":"average-man-reviews-the-piot-relay-board-for-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15619","title":{"rendered":"Average Man reviews the PiOT relay board for the Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PiOT-relay-board-main-777x437.jpg?resize=560%2C315\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Richard Saville, aka Average Man, has been testing out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modmypi.com\/raspberry-pi\/breakout-boards\/modmypi\/modmypi-piot-relay-board\" target=\"_blank\">ModMyPi PiOT relay board<\/a>. He goes through the various functions of the board and even tries them out using a cheap Dremel-like hand drill&#8230; He does, however, point out that this is a\u00a0<em>bad idea\u00a0<\/em>and that mains voltage is not perhaps the best use for this board. It&#8217;s good for lower voltages, what he terms\u00a0<em>Maker Voltages<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com\/2016\/10\/piot-relay-board.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Saville, aka Average Man, has been testing out the ModMyPi PiOT relay board. 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