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Re: DIN Rail Boxes



>From memory you'd have to switch the switch twice. So if the switch was
on
and you'd X10'd an off, and you then wanted it on again, you'd have to do
off then on again on the switch.

When we first installed AD10's we had to keep our old switches for a few
days. That was 18 months ago. But I'm pretty sure this is right

----- Original Message -----
From: Nigel Orr <nigel.orr@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 05 November 1999 12:01
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: DIN Rail Boxes


> At 12:56 05/11/99 -0000, you wrote:
> >If you're using AD10's then you can use EITHER momentary OR
standard hard
> >on/off switches. Obviously LD10's must have a momentary otherwise
your
light
> >will brighten/dim/brighten/dim continuously !
>
> Obviously ;-(
>
> As most of my lights are CFLs, dimming isn't an issue, so that's OK
really.
>  Now I just need to find a suitable box- for some reason square boxes
seem
> to be like hens teeth- except for IP65 rated ones, which aren't
> particularly attractive... ;-(
>
> I presume that with the AD10 it just sets itself on the last command
> received, either an on or off from the switch, or an on or off from
the
> controller- is that right?  Or does it change state with each switch
> action, a bit like 2-way switching works?
>
> To put it another way, if I switch the light on with X10 and the
switch is
> at 'off', how do I switch the light _off_ manually?  Do I move the
switch
> to 'on' then 'off', or just move it to 'on'?
>
> Nigel (never one for simple questions...)
>
>
>
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