Re: Thoughts on light dimmers

["Stuart Meier" <stuartmeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm very interested in this subject. I'm psychologically allergic to
'single
button' dimmers, where you touch them and they come on at the wrong level.
So
you touch-and-hold, and sometimes they get brighter, sometimes dimmer.

Let's face it, as a user control, a single button is total cr*p for
anything
more complicated than a door bell. To get it to 'full on' is as difficult
as
sinking a put at golf. Usually you overshoot, and have to try again.

I want a light to come on at a sensible preset level. And I want to decide
if it
goes up, or goes down! And when it gets to MAX, I don't want it to reverse
direction and head for MIN!

But I don't particularly insist on a knob to turn either.


Stuart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Greenwood" <greengreengreen@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 15 June 2004 14:10
Subject: [ukha_d] Thoughts on light dimmers


> Have just returned from US trip where apartment had rotary dimmer
> controls. They were simple and smooth and obvious to use. (Although
non
> programmable)
> Thinking more I'm convinced this is the main reason why my LD11 based
> lighting is not that user friendly. I can use it, but all visitors
find
> it fiddly.
> It relies on push button control and always seems to come on at the
> wrong level!
> It's like push button volume controls, they aren't any good compared
to
> a simple rotary knob.
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> I was about to add automate some more lights at home and maybe use the
> C-BUS system, but now I know I need something with a knob or encoder.
> I'm sure others must find the same issues?
> Any ideas....
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> Martin
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