M1XEP replacement suggestion?

[bucko]

My M1 Gold and M!XEP is working fine, even after 10+ years. But in advance of a XEP failure I wanted to throw out the question of a suitable replacement for the XEP. I would suspect the MTF of my XEP is coming soon and I want to have a backup

 

[Mark S.]

I bought a spare XEP and keep it in a box, just in case.

 

[iprowell]

Is the xep in danger of being discontinued? Seems like they are still readily available new.

 

[Mark S.]

I imagine the XEP will be available as long as the M1 panel is available. I keep a spare XEP on hand because I had one fail, and my M1G no longer interfaces with Homeseer or HomeAssistant without it, and I don't want to wait a week to get back up and running. I try to keep a spare for critical components - belt and suspenders guy.