RE: X-10 on eBay and our prices.

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

An SW10G is basically an X10 controlled mains switch with two outputs. On
sending it an "on" command it sends 240v out of output A for a
configurable
amount of time after which it turns off, on sending it an "off"
command it
sends 240v out of output B for the same amount of time.

The idea is it is supposed to be used to control electrically operated
projection screens or shop security shutters ... I had a lot of problems
when I first bought one (which were not related to the SW10G but were a
fault with the screen itself) and Li must have spent about two or three
hours on the phone with me over the period of about a week, mostly outside
of office hours, trying to sort the problem which was nothing to do with
him
or his kit. He even sent me out a spare SW10G to try as soon as I started
having difficulties to make sure it wasn't a faulty module.

His help on my decision to buy a Homevision was even more beyond the call
of
duty but that's another story completely...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 June 20ec 18:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X-10 on eBay and our prices.
>
>
> Here Here!
>
> PS, what's an SW10G?
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
> >From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X-10 on eBay and our prices.
> >Date: Sat, 30 Jun 20ec 18:31:50 +0100
> >
> >The problem is that the HomeBase clearout was at below trade
prices ... I
> >bet both Laser and Lets have noticed a drop off in the sales of
> X10 modules
> >to the group (sorry Li and Mike).
> >
> >Homebase were just looking to move the stock out of the door and
were
> >basically giving it away ... there's little awareness of what X10
can do
> >and
> >I find the usual example of "you can switch your coffee maker
on
> >automatically in the morning" to be quite insulting and even
> dangerous. If
> >you look and see what people have done with their X10 systems then
it's
> >quite amazing but your average Joe in the street tends to shy away
from
> >anything that seems technical.
> >
> >Lower prices are well and good but if noone is making any money on
what
> >they
> >sell then we kill of the market that we want to save ... IMHO I
actually
> >get
> >a bit worried when I see Mike and Li dropping prices on kit
> because we need
> >these guys so that we can get the "toys" that we crave.
If it
> wasn't for Li
> >and Mike then where the hell would I get my SW10G X10 controllers
for my
> >electric projection screen? Where would I get my LD10's? Not
> from Homebase
> >that's for sure.
> >
> >Li and Mike give a huge amount of support to this group and I
> have learned
> >a
> >huge amount from Li in particular ... he's hand-held me through my
first
> >real screw-ups and absolute mis-comprehensions as to what I could
do and
> >what I needed to use to do what I wanted. He was a huge amount
> of help when
> >I was umm-ing and errr-ing about whether to buy a HomeVision. The
market
> >will grow and it will grow slowly but we'll need the Mike's and
> Li's of the
> >business to bring the newbies into the fold until they find groups
like
> >this
> >where they can ask questions of everyday users and let them get
> on with the
> >job of getting in more addicts.
> >
> >Phil
> >
> >
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: steve [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx]
> >   Sent: 30 June 20ec 16:10
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X-10 on eBay and our prices.
> >
> >
> >   Is it used less because it is expensive ?
> >
> >   The recent homebase clearance has shown it would sell in
> greater volume
> >at
> >lower price.
> >
> >
> >
> >   >Probably because it's much less used over here, so
resellers >have to
> >have a
> >   >higher markup to make their money back. But also probably
> >just because
> >most
> >   >other things over here are more expensive
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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