Aside from sound, what is the difference in the silent vs clicky? Is one more durable?
#October is #CyberSecurity awareness month, so I decided to put the #OpenSource smart thermostats of #sale. Pick up a #thermostat that won't be hacked because some corporate #cloud was breached, won't be discontinued and unsupported in a few years, and won't collect data about you and sell it to the highest bidders.
https://www.tindie.com/products/eternalsunshine/hestiapi-one-clicky/
https://www.tindie.com/products/eternalsunshine/hestiapi-one-silent/
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Discussion
It's really just the sound. I don't like the noise, but some people find the click to be satisfying.
The story behind the clicky edition was that Omron discontinued the solid state relays we were using and so they kept getting harder to find as retailers sold out. The clicky version was created so we wouldn't be relying on this hard-to-find part.
It was also supposed to be cheaper, because the traditional relays are about 25% the price of the silent ones, and that adds up to about a $16 difference. However the clicky version required an extra 20 surface mounted components which ad up and make assembly take longer, so it didn't actually save any money and actually took more time. If they were made in huge quantities and assembled by robots, the clicky version might still be cheaper. At any rate, there was no parts availability problem.
Later, I found a perfect replacement for the solid state Omron relays, made by Panasonic. That resolved the parts availability problem, and now we have 2 models.
So there you have it, the legend of the clicky edition. 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to reply.