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RE: Re: [Development] Lights functions required
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- Subject: RE: Re: [Development] Lights functions required
- From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:21:38 +0100
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You can have MCB's but they arent as fast as Hi Speed Ceramic fuses
therefor
you need much more rugged triacs.
Change the bulbs before you go away ;-)
The reason bulbs seem to go in groups is that you fit 12 downlighters in a
room. Bulbs have a life of say 1000 hours on average. Some will fail at
900,
950, 1000, 1050,1100 etc. All the initial set of bulbs will fail within a
fairly short timespan. As they get replaced the intervals will space
themselves out. If you have 12 bulbs on a circuit you will replace 12 bulbs
every 1000 hours, over time it will average out to be one every 80-100
hours.
The lanlord at a pub where I used to DJ was moaning that he as changing a
bulb every other day. I ran the theory by him explaining that he had 10
fixtures with 5 bulbs each giving a total of 50 bulbs therefore on average
he would replace one every 20 hours. His lights were on about 10 hours per
day so one bulb every other day. I suggested he change all the bulbs in one
go and he wouldnt have to change another for about 3 months, but they would
then all fail within the next couple of weeks. I didnt catch the full
reply
but it ended in "Off"
Keith
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:tivo@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 13 June 2001 11:31
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: [Development] Lights functions required
Is there be any way to protect the device in a more 'friendly' fashion
that doesn't blow triacs or fuses when a bulb goes ? ( I am guessing not as
the other manufacturers would have done something.)
It really winds me up changing fuses in the X10 lamp modules, and wall
switches every time a bulb goes. It's also a real pain for holiday times
when you have timed security setups. I always come back to darkness & a
blown fuse it seems.
Also is there any truth in the perception that bulbs tend to blow in
groups at the same time ? It sure seems to happen to me !
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