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

[<umar@xxxxxxx>]

I did a comparison, and it worked out roughly double - the major cost
difference being the switches = However the switches do look the business

However for my refurb I have decided to structure the cabling to enable me
to switch over to C-BUS room by room - it means a lot of plastering over in
the future - but keeps my options open

The cost of C-BUS compared to Lutron is extremely good value, although I
dont know much about Lutron, C-BUS appears just as flexible


Cheers

Umar
Quoting 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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