Re: Powermax Opinions

["Philip Coombes" <philip.coombes@xxxxxxx>]

> The Powermax will send X10 on when the system is armed and off when disarmed.
> It will do this regardless of the 'toggle' setting.
> I have also noticed that when an alarm occurs I get a continuious on/o= ff
on the
> next housecode?
>
I think I read somewhere that this is so you can have a X10 sounder for it,=
though I'm not entirely sure I've ever seen such a beast. How often do the<= BR> pulses last for?

> > I've not got a remote keypad (do they exist for the PowerMax?) >
> I've never seen one. Scratch that, just noticed one on the TCA site > www.wireless-alarms.co.uk.
>
Am I correct in assuming that the above, TCA and TTS etc are all the same outfit as their sites all look very similar. And similarly expensive with a=
PSU & Sounder going for around =A375 (I think they do the Elmdene one).=

> Found this outfit as well www.alarmdetection.co.uk says trade only but= ...
>
I've had a quote from them for about =A350(ex) but extra for the battery an= d a
tenner for delivery so probably not a lot cheaper. I think they'll sell to<= BR> anyone though. Their website needs a bit of work.

> Also, it might be worth seeing if Laser have any converted US X10
interfaces
> (if you arent in the EU ;-)) . You only need the Tx one. They are much=
smaller
> than the XM10U and have a plug on a wire which made my installation mu= ch
easier
> & tidier.
>
As a bit of an aside, being a bit of an X-10 novice I got my XM10U and CM12=
on the same day recently. So I slid off the battery compartment on the CM12=
and put batteries in, then spent the next hour trying to get the battery compartment door off the XM10U. Eventually I took it apart to see why it wouldn't open only to discover the obvious, that it doesn't actually need any batteries and the compartment isn't actually wired anyway.

I found the generic instruction sheet that is included in all the X-10 bits=
I bought was a bit useless really in trying to cover all the components
especially since it didn't really have much if any detail on the XM & C= M
units.

Phil,

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