RE: CBus wiring and consumer unit

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

How about PSU's for the docking stations / chargers for bits of kit?

I know that the Prontos do stop charging once they're charged but things
like the ePods don't seem to be so clever - I used to have the ePods PSU
se=
t
up on an AM12 so that on Saturday and Sunday morning at 1am it would get a
couple of hours juice and then have chance to discharge to a fairly low
level over the following week - this way it stopped the batteries being
shagged by being constantly charged.

Subwoofers?

I have a customer with =A338k of ATC active speakers driven by a Lexicon
MC=
12
and he has those on AM12's (yes, I couldn't believe it either) so that they
can be powered off remotely (All Units Off) but powered on in sequence (A1
On, wait five seconds, A2 On, wait five seconds etc.) so the switch on
surg=
e
of all seven channels + three subs don't trip his house breakers.

Demon Spawn's TV is *DEFINITELY* on an X10 controlled mains supply - he has
no-one to argue against when the computer turns of his TV at night!
(HEAVEN!!!)

Routers and WiFi AP's - same as Freeview boxes and Sky receivers these
sometimes need to be power cycled too.

Phil=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 26 January 2005 13:12
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] CBus wiring and consumer unit
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> I've done a few in a very low-tech way :-/ Why would you want=20
> to ? Perhaps put a laser printer on one, then you can turn it=20
> on/off as appropriate and not have to keep it on all the=20
> time, power cycling set-top boxes - some of the Sky ones=20
> seemed to perform better for periodic cycling, whole house=20
> audio amps, dishwasher / washer / dryer etc. for running at=20
> night or whatever, kid's TVs so they can't be watching when=20
> you've told them to go to bed etc., also for outside lights=20
> where you wouldn't want / need a dimming function.
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> They're just a few ideas I've been kicking around. Some of=20
> the benefits are a bit trivial, but even if you don't=20
> automate the sockets now, think about how you wire them so=20
> that you could automate in the future.=20
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> Tim.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Wonders Sent: 26 January 2005 13:03
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> > Tim,
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> > I'll be automating all the lights and all the lamp circuits.=20
> > Hadn't thought about automating the power sockets and Can't=20
> think of=20
> > many situations where I would need to, have you done it?
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> > Cheers
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> > Martin
> > (5' 6'' :) )
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)  Sent: 26 January 2005 12:48
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> > Martin,
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> > OK, I see. In that case I think I'd be tempted to put
> > *everything* in N0
> > - you've then got no confusion as to where certain things are
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> > from.
> > That said, running the cooker circuit from the utility area=20
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> > sense. Are you automating every light and socket, or only some ?
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> > Cheers,
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> > Tim H.
> > (6' 5" ;-)  )
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Martin Wonders  Sent: 26 January 2005 12:46
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> > > Hi Tim,
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> > > I've got limited room in the utility and it's reducing by
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> > > swmbo's designing everything in there.
> > > Also my Node 0 is a lot bigger than we first imagined
> > (limiting space
> > > in the roof eaves is only limiting if your 6'
> > > 9''), Consequently I need as much stuff out of the=20
> utility and into=20
> > > Node 0 as poss.
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> > > Thanks for the thought
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> > > Martin
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)  Sent: 26 January 2005
12:06
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> > > Martin,
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> > > What about putting all of the CBus kit next to the=20
> consumer unit in=20
> > > the utility room. Do you need anything more than a network
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> > > between N0 and CBus ?
> > > IIRC you can daisy chain the light switches so you could
> > run all the
> > > cat
> > > 5 back to your N0, common up the CBus switches and then run
> > only 1 or
> > > 2 cat
> > > 5 cables across from N0 to the Clipsal hardware.=20
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> > > Just a thought :-)
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> > > Cheers,
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> > > Tim H.
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