Re: Help Needed Linking Mains Phases ... please :)

["Mark Boyce" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

Once Mark Harrison once said ;


> How much kit???

Hehe ... its serious playtime over here .... have just got a
PAC access control system working. Now to get the house to 
'shut down' when you leave it :)

It's interesting to see how some of the X10 devices dont
work as expected in a real life situation.  Shutter controllers
and something to handle the house 'logic' are our 
main current headaches.  

Must have some node 0 pictures round here somewhere ....

> Seriously, though, most setups I've seen with UPSs haven't 
> had X-10 control of devices inside the UPS loop.

Ah, most of this house is on a UPS ... After all it is important 
to be able to make coffee and read email in event of a power
failure ... :->

> If you want control of a device inside, then the normal recommendation
> is to use a relay, rather than bridge X-10 across.

Do you know of any off the shelf X10 relays or do I need
to build one using four CM12s ? I'm always worried about
getting echos/feedback running round the system.

> Not what you wanted hear :-(

To be honest ... we've been scratching our heads on this problem 
for a few days now so any input is welcome.

We're at the point of trying to buy some decent X10 
test kit in an attempt to track this down, but all the
good stuff appears to be 120v :-(

Cheers,

Mark.

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