xPL/xAP an alternative to C-Bu$ ?

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I went to the UKHA2004 show - I was the CBus switches. All very very nice.=
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I then came back home and did the sums.

In my house, to replace the light switches, I'm looking at =A32000.
Switche=
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ONLY ! No dimmers yet....And quite frankly, it ain't gonna happen - I like=
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my HA, but not at that price. I'm getting more careful in my old age :-)

So, if I already have CAT5 to the light switches - any reason why a=20
xPL/xAP alternative could be developed ? Maybe even using standard MK=20
momentary switches as the physical switch and wiring this new module to=20
the "mains" input on that switch as a local loop - and then from
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module in the backbox back to Node 0 over CAT5. Same, if not better=20
control - and at a reasonable price.=20

I'm seriously thinking of switching to X10 - I know it's naff but if I'm=20
re-wiring anyway, I can have all the LD11s back in one place - shouldn't=20
get a problem. And the switches from MK are a few pounds - a more=20
palatable cost.

G.

Gareth Cook
SWG EMEA North Account Manager
IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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