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RE: Hello all


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Hello all
  • From: "Stuart Worrall" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 01:47:48 +0100
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

I don't suppose that's the Jan Frickel of Welsh Water days is it?
(Sounds pretty likely!)

Have you still got that weather station/lightning conductor on your
roof?

Welcome to the list though!

Thanks

Stu Worrall
stu@xxxxxxx
stuart.worrall@xxxxxxx

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Frickel [mailto:jan@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 April 2003 22:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Hello all
>
>
> I have not posted before so I apologise if I drop any
> clangers. I have fitted so far;
>
> Home cinema,
>
> Distributed sky,
>
> Centralised audio/video for 3 rooms with 200 disc CD/DVD duke box,
>
> All but 2 or 3 lights are on x10,
>
> Home vision controller,
>
> Home vision expansion board,
>
> 6 zone temp monitoring,
>
> 1 zone heating control (kitchen),
>
> 3 zone IR distribution,
>
> Everything works fine with pronto / IR, The 8 MS13 work
> lovely, including the 4 other 433 MHz controllers.
>
> But I am really struggling with the XM12u interface for home vision.
>
> I can turn most things on but if more than say half the down
> stairs lights are on then things stop working.
>
> It does effect the 433Mhz controlers but not as bad.
>
> So far I have striped out all the mini fluorescents under
> unit kitchen lighting, all energy saving bulbs, most of the
> low voltage lighting. I am left with standard tungsten lights
> and maybe 16 12v low voltage recessed lights (all on own
> switch mode trannis) and one standard strip light in the
> utility room. I have tried many locations for the XM12u and
> have fitted an x10 firewall/filter at the fuse box incoming.
>
> I am at my wits end not to mention it is starting to prove my
> wife right, as in "these things never work bla bla bla, why
> can't we have normal light switches like every one else, blaa
> blaa..." And that's the bit that really get's me.
>
> help..
>
> Jan Frickel
>
> Chester
>
>



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