Re: This Damn Country!

["steve" <steve@xxxxxxx>]

I have this info for modifying the PAM01 from smarthomeusa.com who ship to
uk.

Naturally with a list of MAPLIN part nos.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] This Damn Country!


> 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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