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Re: Lighting



Sorry  Umar
Got the names mixed up.........

If you use x10 then how do you trigger the lights via switches ?? Can you
connect low voltage wiring to the ld11 inputs??? or is it 240v
trigger.......??

Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: <umar@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Lighting


>
> Quoting Frank Mc Alinden <armagh@xxxxxxx>:
>
> > Hi Amar
>
> Hi Frank - this is Umar - Amar is on the group aswell just to confuse
you
:-)
>
> > If you have wired each light ( or group) back to your consumer
unit
> > location
> > you can decide later which way to go ..............
>
> Thats good
> >
> > Not sure what sort of switching requirements for x10 stuff
> > though.........
> > eg cat5 ot twin active..............low voltage or 240v????
> >
> I'm going for mains halogens
>
>
> > With 3 groups of  lights (c_bus) only 1 cat5 required you can
daisy
> > chain
> > additional switches of existing single cat5  if
needed..........The
> > switches
> > come in 1 2 or 4 gang ......
> >
> >
> > Today i installed some C_Bus stuff  here at home and its
fantastic and
> > easy to program..........Not sure about UK prices but an 8
channel
dimmer (1A
> > each) cost me approx $750.00 (+ vat) were 8 ld11,s would have
cost me
> > $880.00..
>
> It might be worth a trip out there to you -
>
> > Hopefully Rob Mouser or Kevin Hawkins can give you more
> > details...........
> > HTH
> > Frank
>
> Thanks Frank
>
>
>
>
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