Electronics

September 23, 2020

Quarantine was the straw that broke the camel's back when it came to my sleeping habits. In an effort to get back on track, I purchased some Hue lightbulbs. My main intent was to use them to simulate daylight automatically so that my circadian rhythm would be less affected by having the blinds closed. I also have been experimenting with turning the lights on gradually as I'm about to wake up for the day. I was able to accomplish all of these things through the Hue app.

However, one of the drawbacks to these lights is that they must have constant access to power in order to turn on automatically. This meant that using my normal light switch wouldn't work for turning the lights on and off. I could use the Hue app for this, but I was interested in something more tactile. For a cool $59.99 I could simply buy a Hue light switch, but I laughed at the price and instead spent more in time and materials to make a light switch myself. But hey, at the very least the next light switch I make will be much cheaper as I bought parts in bulk.