Re: This Damn Country!

["Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

Is it possible for one of you who wield soldering irons as easily as the
rest of us use a knife and fork, to explain what is involved in converting
US X10 gear to 240V. I too would like to buy at US prices but have just
about learnt which end of my soldering iron I should hold. Ideally I would
like instructions along the lines of 'buy these part numbers from Maplin,
cut the links shown on the attached jpeg and solder the components on where
the arrows are'. I am used to seeing these sort of instructions on the web
for modifying DVD players for multiregion and processors for serious
overclocking. I would even be willing to pay a reasonable sum for this
information, though I would immediately put into the public domain for
others to make use of. I would of course accept that such modifications are
not recommended, are dangerous, can not be guaranteed to work and breach
all
warranties.

Regards

Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] This Damn Country!


> >If the answer to either question is NO then whilst still being
shafted by
> >the UK the fact remains that you have something you either wouldnt
have
> >had or would have paid even more for.
>
> Quite right, Keith.
>
> And now that I have spoken to my good lady wife (always the best thing
to
> stop me from whinging) I am coming round to the much more pleasant
idea
that
> I now have six lamp modules and four appliance modules for a cost to
me
> including everything of about £70.
>
> not half bad, really.
>
> Now, all I have to do is to convert them to 240V operation without
>
> a) killing myself
> b) burning the house down
> c) removing my fingertips with a soldering iron. (again)
>
> I reckon I can manage a and b okay, but c is an impossibility!!
>
> Ian.
>
>
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