RE: X10 - Wiring

["James Hoye" <james.hoye@xxxxxxx>]

Title: Neil Frost Stationery

• An LD11 DIN Rail module sits in a standard consumer unit.  
  yes 
• The mains comes >from switch.  
  yes - protected by suitably rated MCB 
• The live to the light comes from the LD11 and the Neutral comes from the X10 consumer unit.
• The (momentary) light switch live comes from the X10 consumer unit, the neutral comes from the LD11.
• They will work without any X10 interface and will just switch on/off, dim from the switch.   
• When using an X10 interface such as with comfort, the interface sits before the first X10 consumer unit.  
  the interface should be able to sit anywhere on the mains circuit 
• The X10 interface can sit anywhere on the mains and control the X10 devices.  
  this contradicts the point above! 
• If I have upstairs and downstairs on different MCB's in the house consumer unit then I would need more than one X10 interface.  
  no, X10 should propagate throughout the house - assuming it's on one phase 
• I can control a series of say 6 mains halogen lights as long as I don't go over 700watts. 
  you cannot exceed the rating of each LD11, and cummulatively, the rating for EACH lighting circuit (typically 6A on each one - upstairs/downstairs) 

 That's as I understand things... of course, no warranty etc!

 

James H 

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