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Re: MS13 Motion detectors - US vs. UK


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  • Subject: Re: MS13 Motion detectors - US vs. UK
  • From: "Russ Olivant" <egroups@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:29:44 +0100
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I know this thread started a wee while ago.....

I have both US & UK X10 motion detectors, the US one works fine through
a
plugin transformer. However when setting up the PIR in an outside pump shed
(corrugated iron), with the receiver in the house (total distance ~15m),
the
US one failed to work, whilst the UK works fine.
Has anyone noticed a difference in the range available between UK & US?
What is the max (claimed) distance for these things?

Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: <peter.white@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] MS13 Motion detectors - US vs. UK


Guys

I may have a need to buy about 10 of these things.  To get these in UK spec
would cost about £350, against £120 (+ shipping, + RF receiver) from the
States.
So my question is, is there anything stopping me from buying this kit from
the
States, and plugging the RF receiver into a transformer?  I'm not sure
whether
the X10 signal will get through the transformer.  Also (this is probably a
very
stupid question), could an existing UK RF Receiver be 'de-tuned' to the US
frequency?

Pete


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