Re: Re: Re: X10 Retrofit ?

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcus

> Do these switches take a battery or do the leech power from the switch
wire?

No batteries ,they leech power from the switchwire.......

> Wireless does offer a great benefit for retrofit, but what sort of
range
does
> it have. Do the switches work like ZWave, leapfrogging the signal to
one
another?

They say 15 to 29 metres ..but of course depends on the installation....No
mention of leap frogging...

> I assume its only just being launched in Australia... how long before
we
> UK people get it ?

Good question although i would have thought the UK retrofit market would be
larger than Oz so it shouldnt be too long...Gives you more time to save up
;-))


> Prices ?
>

No idea ,best to contact Li at the the CBUS shop...

Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:44 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Re: X10 Retrofit ?


>
> Hi Frank,
>
> sorry, I hadn't twigged you meant wireless.
>
>
> Wireless does offer a great benefit for retrofit, but what sort of
range
does
> it have. Do the switches work like ZWave, leapfrogging the signal to
one
another?
>
> I assume its only just being launched in Australia... how long before
we
> UK people get it ?
>
> Prices ?
>
>
> Marcus
>
> >> "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
> >> I've looked at the CBUS stuff but its too expensive, I could
just about
> >> afford the Dimmer units etc but then by the time I add on the
cost of
the
> >> CBUS light switches it becomes too much. There are currently
around 20
> >> light switches in the house and so the cost of switches alone
would
work
> >> out far more than the whole X10 install
> >>
> >>Do the upgrade one room at a time...........
> >>
> >>> Also, I thought that the CBUS light switches needed to
connected by
cat5,
> >>this
> >>> would be a BIG problem for me as running a cat5 cable to
each switch
would
> >>> be a massive job (all my walls are brick and plaster.. no
stud walls).
> >>>
> >>
> >>Thats the hardwired system....Last night here in Melbourne
Clipsal
Launched
> >>the Wireless kit....
> >>You can get wall switches Saturns and Neo,s with a single
channel or
dual
> >>channel built into the switch....the switches come in two gang
4 gang 6
gang
> >>....and an 8 gang in Neo.....
> >>
> >>Its just a matter of taking off the exisiting wall switch and
dropping
in a
> >>Wireless switch.........and if you move house just install
normal wall
> >>switches again......
> >>
> >>Frank
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