[Info-vax] VMS and the Internet of Things (IoT)

[Scott Dorsey]

In article <nr9haa$hrp$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, Chris  <syseng at gfsys.co.uk> wrote:
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>Agreed, a latching relay would get the job done, but there's still the
>contact problem, which would need to be quite substantial at the current
>rating. As for manual reset, I doubt that will happen as one of the
>reasons for the power off capability is to allow disconnection where the
>bill hasn't been paid. Brave new world indeed...

No, the contacts are easy, if you don't mind that they are destroyed when
the circuit is opened.  Which would be reasonable for the application.  When
the bill is paid and the line is reconnected the man from the power company
snaps a new module into place and the power is restored.
--scott
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