Re: X10 - Lighting Dimmer Switch - USA - UK

[Simon Pawson <simonp1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd agree about avoiding them but for a more practical reason - I think
that US light switches have a neutral present where UK ones don't. I've
used the UK equivalent (LW10s) but they aren't so elegant and also have
a SS13. I'm thinking of a RW10 as I can't find a UK look-alike remote
switch that I can fit without chasing out walls.

I may risk low voltage non-CE marked equipment (the relays boards) to
drive indicator LEDs for status reporting - i.e. if the 'house empty'
macros are running.

Has anyone ever heard of someone not getting paid for an electrical fire
in their house?  I couldn't prove that everything in my house was CE
marked. I fact some of it predates CE marking.

Simon
In message <LPEOKMJHDNPEFBBEGENLIEMNEDAA.malcolm@xxxxxxx>, Malcolm
Surgenor <malcolm@xxxxxxx> writes
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>Chris
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>I'd say don't touch them too!  As someone who has purchased and
modified US
>X10 kit in the past I would never do that now. Whilst there are plenty
of
>sites that show you how to do it I always found it a hit or a miss.  It
took
>ages to source the components that would fit back inside the case too.
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>Then there's the more serious side - what if my handiwork went up in
flames.
>I used to fear something like that happening and all my US kit (apart
from
>some RF stuff) has all now been replaced.  I know it's more expensive
but
>then will you still say it's worth it when your house goes up!  :-)
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>Malcolm
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: cjrailson [mailto:cjrailson@xxxxxxx]
>  Sent: 29 December 2004 18:34
>  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>  Subject: [ukha_d] X10 - Lighting Dimmer Switch - USA - UK
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>  Hi guys,
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>  This is my first post so be nice :)
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>  I basicly have found some dimmer switches that are perfect for what
>  i want to do and they are cheap aswell!! - But they are US ones so
>  im guessing will not work on the uk standard 240v.
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>  My question is, is there any way I can get them to work with 240v??
>  By changing a component inside them perhaps??
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>  Any help is much appreciated,
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>  Thanks
>
>  Chris
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Simon Pawson