Re: The wife don't like my LW10 !!!

["Kiff, Graham" <Graham.Kiff@xxxxxxx>]

Will the LD10 work with the existing wall switch but without diming
capability (ie can only be dimmed via X10 commands)

Graham Kiff

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> From:	adrian.lucas@xxxxxxx [SMTP:adrian.lucas@xxxxxxx]
> Sent:	10 January 2000 15:07
> To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject:	[ukha_d] Re: The wife don't like my LW10 !!!
>
> Unless the wring in your house is very old, you should have Live and
> Neutral available at every ceiling rose.
>  They are usually fed from the consumer unit, one cable for each
floor,
> and visit each rose in turn.
> Then there is a pair that goes to the switch from the rose (Live and
> switched live) and a pair to the light
>  fitting (switched live and neutral).  With this setup, its really
very
> easy to fit AD10 without changing wiring
> or switch (provided you have access to the rose).  If it's LD10, then
you
> need to change the switch to a
> momentary type which I believe can be obtained in various finishes.
>
> Adrian Lucas
>
>
>
>
>
> mikeh@xxxxxxx on 10/01/2000 14:44:18
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> Subject:	[ukha_d] Re: The wife don't like my LW10 !!!
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> > this is the same set up as the diagram for the brass push buttons
on
> your
> > web-site right?
> > (http://www.letsautomate.com/brass.cfm?cfid=18683&cftoken=27584)
>
> Yes
>
> >
> > Where the P must be wired to the LD10, presumably I'm going to
have to
> find
> > an independent constant live source for this? (i.e. I'm not going
to be
> able
> > to use cabling that forms part of the existing light setup). 
Otherwise,
> the
>
> Yes, you need a P that is constantly on. Which of course means it's
not
> THAT
> straight forward... :-(
>
> Obviously the P GOING to the switch is always on, it's just not always
on,
> AFTER the switch. So maybe you could split the P above the ceiling
where
> the
> switch is, and then take it across to where the light is. Er...turn
off
> the
> electric first !
>
> > LD10 won't get signals to turn on the voltage I guess!.  Still
getting
> my
> > head round this, but I think I'm there!  As a general comment,
there
> doesn't
> > seem to be a glut of technical information on these modules (or
is it me
> > being dumb?)
>
> No you're not being dumb at all. There frankly is, very little around.
The
> single piece of paper you get with the AD/LD is less than
informative...
>
> But then that's what we're (this ng) here for !
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
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