RE: Thoughts on light dimmers

["Tawn, Jonathan" <jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

iirc when i had a demo on the rako range of lighting products, i *think*
that these had the functionality of scene 1-4 + dim up/down.

but i've slept since the cedia show so that might not be accurate !

HTH
JT

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Meier [mailto:stuartmeier@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 June, 2004 14:31
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Thoughts on light dimmers


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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