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Re: Led lights



Hi John
Only a guess but i suspect there is a snubber circuit across the
relay( capacitor + resistor) contact on your appliance module to quench the
spark made by an inductive load..
Im sure there are schematics out there ..would need to google....Just put a
meter acoss the contacts of an aussie app module and it reads 80k when off
so some small leakage current.
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nye" <lists@xxxxxxx;
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx;
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Led lights


> To get back to the original query :-)
>
> Have tried an appliance module (actually several) with the same
outcome.
>
> Also googled and didn't get anywhere!!
>
> SWMBO loves the lights but the question 'why don't they turn off' is
causing me much grief and is likely to have a significant impact on my
future spending power!!
>
> Help please!!!!!!
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>   Ian said:
>
>
>   The lamp modules allow a trickle current even when off - it's the
way
they
>   work.
>
>   Try an appliance module as this kills the current via a relay. Only
the
>   local control to then worry about (turning back on by themselves a
second
>   or so after turning them off). Since they have a transformer this
may or
>   may not be a problem.
>
>   Ian
>
>   -------------------------------------------------------
>   John said:
>   Hi,
>
>   Just bought an LED kit
>
>
http://www.micromark.co.uk/epages/micromark.storefront/402275cb00ad3b8427400a020f0205cf/Product/View/MM18194?CatNo=91
>   to have a play (no electronics knowledge so couldn't go down the
'home
>   grown' route!).
>
>   I want to control via X10 (AM12 or LM12 prefererably - just on or
off,
no
>   dimming) but cannot get the LED's to go out (they are either on or
>   dimmed).
>   Can any of you electronics gurus explain please??
>
>   John
>
>
>
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