Re: A quite stunningly "newbie" question :)

["David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>]

Nope, you have exactly got the jist of it.

As a retrofit solution in a conventionally wired abode without rewiring,
the
din rail stuff is mostly not very useful.  Its just too dammed blunt.
Everything on downstairs ring on, or everything on the downstairs ring off.

As a new build solution, I'd argue that a power line control technology
product being bunged in an installation system is an expensive and
inelegant
solution, and a hardwired system would be "better", but I'm
probably going
to get lynched for saying so :-)

X10 really scores when just plugging in a lighting module into that four
way
stufed behind the sofa to control the local reading light, in that to do
that any other way as a retrofit is really hard.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Butler" <graham@xxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: tex.com.ml.ukha_d
Sent: 10 December 2001 03:44
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] A quite stunningly "newbie" question :)


> Ok, now I'm even more confused :-)
>
> To give an example - I have about 6 mains sockets in my sitting room,
all
of
> which are used by a mixture of appliances (TV, DVD, Amp etc).  I'm
presuming
> that standard wiring for a house is that all of those sockets (if not
more
> in other rooms) will be on one main.  How then do individual DINs at,
say,
> the fusebox end, "know" which appliance to control?
>
> Or am I missing something fundamental to UK electrical wiring specs?
>
> G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 3:28 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] A quite stunningly "newbie" question
:)
>
>
> > A din rail module is basically the same as a plug in module,
except
> instead
> > of it being at the socket, its at the other end of the cable. You
still
> need
> > 1 din rail module for each device you want to control. For
lighting, you
> > need to modify your wiring to use din rail modules for each
light.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Des
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Graham Butler [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 10 December 2001 03:21
> > > To: UKHA_D
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] A quite stunningly "newbie"
question :)
> > >
> > >
> > > I've been seeing these DIN modules popping up all over the
place while
> > > looking at X10 stuff and, having had zero experience with
> > > electrical wiring,
> > > was a little nonplussed.  However, a little bit of surfing
> > > (doncha just love
> > > insomnia) and I think I've figured it out, so I guess I'm
just after
> > > confirmation.
> > >
> > > As I understand it, these things connect directly to the
mains,
> therefore
> > > one module will control ALL things plugged into that section
of the
> mains?
> > > So if you had several appliances in one room that you wanted
to have
> > > different X10 addresses, you'd most likely have to use
plug-in modules
> > > bearing in mind the UK's predilection for ring mains?
> > >
> > > G
> > >
> > >
> > >
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