Re: Re: Wired Dimming / Switching

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a tricky one, because the cord is connected to a micro module, which
sends X10 signals to a wired dimming module.  Holding the cord is supposed
to do the dimming...

The current system is an (expensive) alternative to an LD11, but with a lag
instead of a soft start.  Sigh.

All I ever wanted was instant on full bright, instant off control from the
pull cord, with holding the cord for dimming.  The module used to exist
(LD10) then some bright spark decided to replace it and that soft start was
a "feature", and not the guest-unfreindly annoyance that I've
found to be
:-(

Still, I'm sure everyone in this group has had enough of me whinging about
that by now ;-)

Mal




----- Original Message -----
From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Wired Dimming / Switching


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mal Lansell  Sent: 09 March 2004 09:42
> >
> > The main problem I've been having with X10 is the lag with the
> > bathroom lights.  For some reason, guests seem able to cope
> > with it when
> > using a push button, but if a pull cord doesn't get an
> > instant response, it
> > gets yanked again!  Fixing that is enough for me at the moment.
>
> Mal,
>
> Not wanting to discourage you from automating anything, but . . . can
you
fit a timer/relay to the pull cord so that even though it's yanked multiple
times, the X10 module only sees the initial pull. The timer wouldn't have
to
for be long, just enough to get over the X10 delay you've got.
>
> Just a thought :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim H.
>
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