Right, so then they can charge it before they leave, or some have a backup battery. It does add another level of stuff to do/remember, but I reached out to the person who is currently doing this in our area, and it is working great for them so far!

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From: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com on behalf of Lisa Bruening <xxxxxx@alsaohio.org>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 5:52 AM
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: Switch Adapted Suction Machine?
 
People take them out away from home where there is no battery source... 

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On Dec 21, 2018, at 3:33 AM, LINSKELL, Jeremy (NHS TAYSIDE) (via at list) <xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com> wrote:

Hi All, I don’t want to appear unnecessarily negative, but there is a reason that suction machines have batteries......

 

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From: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Amanda Mason
Sent: 20 December 2018 19:56
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Subject: Re: Switch Adapted Suction Machine?

 

Hi-

 

I was just chatting about this with one of our genius HH SLPs, and she had a great idea! I haven't tried it yet, but she said it works. 

 

-Get an IR smart plug for the wall outlet

-Drain the battery on the suction machine so it is only getting power from the outlet

-Plug the suction machine into the smart plug and leave it turned 'on'

-Now it can be turned on and off via the smart plug- whether through the remote, or you can of course use the IR controls on most SGDs

 

I can't wait to try it!

 

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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 11:38:59 AM
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Subject: Switch Adapted Suction Machine?

 

Hi,
Has anyone set up someone with a switch adapted suction machine.  Please let me know how you set it up or if you found one that is already adapted.


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