Re: Remote control of low-voltage lights.

["steevc" <steevc@xxxxxxx>]

I gather that's what he's trying to avoid.

I may be wrong, but would switching individual lights have adverse
affects on bulb life? Advice I've read says that if a bulb blows you
should replace it quickly. My electrical theory has deserted me, but
I'm guessing that the transformer is designed for a specific load and
reducing that load could mean a higher output voltage.

I suppose you could use relays to swith over to dummy loads of some
sort, but it would mean that you would still be burning electrons
with a light off.

Steve

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@b...> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> If it's just one transformer to feed all the lights and you are
using
> X10 just put an AD10 on the 240V feed to the tranny.
>
> HTH
>
> K.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Hutchings [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 30 January 2002 16:06
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Remote control of low-voltage lights.
> >
> > I've just replaced the lights in our lounge with low voltage
halogens
> (12V
> > 20W). The lights are individually wired, not on a track.
> >
> > Has anyone come across a remote-control system (just on/off,
don't
> need
> > dimming) that works with 12V lighting rather than mains lighting.
I
> want
> > at
> > least three lights to be individually switchable, so using a
remote
> > control
> > on the mains side of the transformer isn't acceptable.