Re: Wired Dimming / Switching

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mal,

Extra wires :

I had a N (blue) + L (red) + Ground at the switch (here was the 230v
supply) from there I had a Switched L (black) + N + Ground to the
ceiling rose (the switched L being different color coded than the
always live L) so in order not to get confused I put in an extra red
and white (Red for feeding the LD11 and white as a switch wire
feeding 230v back to the switch together with the existing black as
input to the LD11)

In different words - Red & Blue became Live and N all the way - white
and black became the switch.

works a treat - but putting in those 2 wires next to the exiting ones
was not that easy over longer distances.

rgds Rob.

I could send you some schematics if you want.



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mal Lansell" <mlansell@f...> wrote:
> Interesting.  That may solve the bathroom problem.  What were the
extra
> wires for?
>
> Mal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "egelbeertje" <r_d_k@h...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:17 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Wired Dimming / Switching
>
>
> > Hi Mal,
> >
> > I had the same problem - all decorated up but still access
through
> > the loft.
> > I pulled in some 2 extra wires from the switch to the ceiling
rose
> > and put an LD11/AD10 in a din box in the loft. (did this for 5
rooms)
> > This gives me instant on (in case of the AD10) and pc control via
x10.
> > It was rather painfull pulling these extra wires through existing
> > tubing though - but it saved me a lot of $$ not buying the
> > micromodules And SWMBO only noticed the difference after a
while ;-)
> >
> > rgds,
> > Rob.
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mal Lansell"
<mlansell@f...>
wrote:
> > > 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@a...>
> > > 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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