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Re: Re: X10 retrofit - part 2


  • Subject: Re: Re: X10 retrofit - part 2
  • From: "Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:12:26 -0000


Ian,
Thanks for the info, I'll check out maplins (and CPC, TLC etc)

Are the surface mounted or recessed into the door frame ?
I assume the active part is on one side of the frame and the otherside
is a reflector.. or are both sides active i.e. need wires to them ?

Marcus

>   From: ian.bird@xxxxxxx
>
>I am using some from Maplins which were a tenner. Sometimes they do
them
>on offer for a fiver so worth watching for a while. I have just had a
>quick look and cannot see them at the moment although one of the listed
>ones does not have a picture so it could be that one (LL64U at 7.99).
If
>it has a speaker output or similar then it can be adapted to trigger
>something like a relay etc.
>
>I use HV and found that a quick moving person through the beam break
would
>sometimes be missed so I added a signal extender (home made) so HV did
not
>have any excuses to miss it.
>
>Ian



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