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Re: Whats the difference...



Sorry, I should have added that the DIN lamp modules  (LD11) let you
ramp up from off, and have memory dim, so you can dim them, then send
an off signal, then when you switch it back on, it's at the brightness
you left it at.


On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:02:20 +0100, Stuart Grimshaw
<stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:50:41 +0100, Paul Crate <cratep@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > between an x10 appliance module and a lamp module?
>
> An appliance module just has ON and OFF, whilst a lamp module lets you
dim it.
>
> However, the plug in lamp modules always come on at 100%, if you dim
> them down 10 0% they still take 25% of the power they do at 100%
> brightness. so you can't simply dim them to 0% to simulate ramping up
> from off.
>
> I think the appliance modules are also rated for bigger loads, and
> they make a big noisey CLICK when you switch them on.
>
> --
> -S
>



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-S



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