Re: Clipsal C-Bus review now on-line!

["Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Ben
I think Rob Mouser did a price comparison between x10 and C-Bus
per channel and the C_Bus was dearer......For me it was cheaper but then i
have to purchase switches ..software and pc interface.... well worth the
extra money for me anyway........

Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCormack" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:18 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Clipsal C-Bus review now on-line!


> I know that this has been covered before but what are the rought costs
> per channel of Clipsal?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:armagh@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 March 2003 10:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Clipsal C-Bus review now on-line!
>
>
> Hi Dean
>             My setup is a retrofit .. so i have left the existing
wiring
> in......hence no neutrals at the control box........
>
> > outgoing circuits live should then be routed through a 1 or 2amp
MCB
> > to provide suitable protection to those circuits.
>
> I take it you mean to protect the Dimmer triac ??? Does Clipsal
> recommend using  c/b,s for protection ? Personally i would use hrc
fuses
> ....... Any Clipsal document reference for this Dean  ??
>
> Frank
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Clipsal C-Bus review now on-line!
>
>
> > Do you mean that you can see lives but no neutrals, or that the
> > outgoing circuits go via seperate MCB's
> >
> > All neutrals are taken to a common location, usually on a row of
> > 'clip-on' terminals connected together, back to the single
neutral
> > incomer.
> >
> > The Dimmer modules are fed via a common incoming feed - 6/10amp
etc. -
> each
> > outgoing circuits live should then be routed through a 1 or 2amp
MCB
> > to provide suitable protection to those circuits.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dean.
> >
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: yahoo@xxxxxxx [mailto:yahoo@xxxxxxx]
> >   Sent: 07 March 2003 09:37
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Clipsal C-Bus review now on-line!
> >
> >
> >   Frank,
> >
> >   One question, the second to last picture that is on the review
shows
>
> > the wiring
> >   of the C-bus modules. It appears that the cabling from the
lights
> > etc doesn't
> >   go directly into the c-bus modules. Is this the case? If it is
what
> > are they
> >   connected through?
> >
> >   JB
> >
> >   coming into some
> >
> >   > Frank's review and pictures of his C-Bus setup is now
on-line...
> >   >
> >   > http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article.php3?story_id=1173
> >   >
> >   > M.
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