RE: Re: Anyone seen the X10 Mains Sockets on LetsAutomate?

["James Hoye" <james.hoye@xxxxxxx>]

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> engineering shop to make a few with a custom size. For example
> how about one
> that was a 2+1 gang. That way you could have the x10 socket on the 2G
bit
> and another socket next to it in the 1G bit. Also it would be possible
to

You can make a 2+1 box yourself quite easily - get a piece of aluminium
plate (so it won't rust) and rivet a 2G and 1G box onto it spaced apart so
that when the faceplates are fitted they neatly line up and touch.  Then
bury the plate & boxes into the wall and make good.

Of course, you don't have to rivet the boxes onto a backing plate, but it
makes lining them up and getting the correct spacing a whole lot easier :)

> make a 'tall' 1G box for a DIN module that still had the screw
> holes in the
> correct place for a 1G blanking plate.

You can always mount a dual box (see earlier link to files area) in a
'portrait' orientation.  The one shown has 4 fixing lugs to use depending
on
the mounting orientation.  The pair not used can always be removed, and
there is a removable dividing plate between the  two compartments (to give
physical isolation if installing mains in one side and LV (phone, CAT5, RF)
in the other.  Only concern is box depth - I've only seen these ones in
35mm - they're quite hard to find - the sheds don't stock them, and
Screwfix
(after some prompting) only started fairly recently.

James




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