I’m meeting with
their sales manager (in conjunction with my builder, it is a long story,
but
they are a sort of Charles Church, Berkley Homes type builder, and don’t
usually work for other people) in the next few days.
I’ll find out more
about availability to self builders. To give you a clue their 8 channel
dimmer
pack (5 Amps per channel) is about the same size as an alarm panel
(enclosure)
doesn’t have to be mounted at node zero (because the control is on an
RS-485
bus) and retails for 800 quid. It isn’t cheap when you compare it to X10,
but
it is cheap when you compare it to Lutron.
Their background
is
in putting lighting into BIG hotel plant rooms. To quote their sales
manager
“In a commercial environment we run rings around Lutron”
Control panels are
totally configurable, up to 10 buttons on a single back box – up to 26 on a
double! Available with LCD panels, with and without IR sensors. Combined
lighting/QED systemline panels are available too. Buttons have status LEDs.
He
suggested to me, to install 10 button panels everywhere, and then when I’m
happy about the way the system works, remove any unused buttons, then order
switch plates with the right number of holes, and get them engraved to
suit.
It looks
like
the proverbial dog’s.
I’m not sure
whether
I’m going to interface to an alarm, or just install additional
occupancy/door
detectors – I’ll find out more when I meet with the
chaps.
Phil and I were
chatting on the phone the other day, as home automators we often try to
interface something or automate it because we can, rather than because it
actually adds some value!
Tim
-----Original
Message-----
From: Mark
McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 June 2002 12:51
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxCc: Timothy Morris
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New (?) Lighting
Control Supplier
Dunno Tim.
CCing this to Tim M.
Thanks
M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
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To:
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Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:45
PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] New
(?)
Lighting Control Supplier
> I must've missed that one - I thought he was still
undecided, but I
haven't
>
followed it that closely.
>
> Do
you know if Polaron sell direct, or only to installers
?
>
> Cheers,
>
>
Tim
H.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall
>
> Is
this the one Tim Morris posted about?
>
> I
see
they have an advert in Smart House mag this month.
>
>
M.
>
> > http://www.polaron-group.co.uk/controls/
>
>
>
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