Re: X10 Retrofit ?

["bensbarn2001" <ben.wilkinson@xxxxxx>]

Frank,

I presume wireless cbus can coexist with wired?  Is the wireless
receiver just hooked into the cbus as for all the other units?

Do you know how many transmitter units (eg switches) are handled by
a single receiver?

thanks

Ben

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@b...>
wrote:
> 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
>