Re: Re: Sainsbury's Homebase HA give away

[Dave McLaughlin <dave@xxxxxxx>]

I have yet to try this, so don't be too hasty to flame me...! :o)

I used to use the Quantech house control system which used Triacs to
control the mains. Although not able to dim, they worked well with the low
energy bulbs. I am assuming that with the Lamp Controller LM12, as long as
you don't dim it, it should switch these devices on and off. I'll have a go
when I get a chance to check this out as I am sure this will work, although
the low wattage units might be a problem as the LM12 states 30W (or is it
40) minimum load.

Regards
Dave...

At 15:12 09/07/01, you wrote:
>Ummm replied to this one earlier, but:
>
> >             First time user here but thought you would like
> > t  know that Home Base DIY are selling off lot of the
> > X10 gear cheap. I have got the following. Hurry though
> > as it's going fast.
>
>We know, we brought it all up :-) hope you enjoy playing with it.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >             What can I do t  convert the Lamp unit into an
> > appliance unit, as all my lights are low energy bulbs.
>
>You cannot easily do this, the two devices operate in very different
>ways, hence have different internal circuits, the Lamp module uses a
>Triac and the appliance modules use a relay, so converting between
>the two is not possible
>
>Sorry
>
>Dan





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