RE: X-10 on eBay and our prices.

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Oh, right, sorry I asked!!....

:-)

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 2001 19:05:15 +0100
>
>
>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 t  be used t  control electrically operated
>projection screens or shop security shutters ... I had a lot of
problems
>when I first bought one (which were not related t  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 t  try as soon as I
started
>having difficulties t  make sure it wasn't a faulty module.
>
>His help on my decision t  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 2001 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 2001 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
> > >t  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
>d
> > >and
> > >I find the usual example of "you can switch your coffee
maker on
> > >automatically in the morning" t  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 t  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 t  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 t  what I
could d
>and
> > >what I needed t  use to do what I wanted. He was a huge
amount
> > of help when
> > >I was umm-ing and errr-ing about whether t  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 t  bring the newbies int  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 2001 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
>t
> > >have a
> > >   >higher markup t  make their money back. But also
probably
> > >just because
> > >most
> > >   >other things over here are more expensive
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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