Re: CBUS then?....

[Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>]

Paul Robinson wrote:
>>So how *does* a light switch work without power?
>
> It doesn't :-)
>
> The light switches and other things use power from the CBus. So you
need to
> inject power onto the bus. That comes from some of the units on the
bus -
> like the dimmers. But you don't need every dimmer to add power to the
bus.
> The number that you need with power depends on how many devices you
have
> using power.
>
> Geoff said that they usually recommend a 60-40 split - ie about 40% of
your
> dimmers should be with power.

It all makes sense now :-)

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