Re: Re: Garden lights

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys

Thought you may be interested in this link.....These  lights apparently can
connect to exsisting 12 ac garden light systems but  also have an
intelligent controller ...Havent read all the doc as yet..

http://www.coolon.com.au/garden-led-lights.php

HTH
Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Fuller" <neil.fuller@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Garden lights


> Ewen
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> The X10 switches are in the garden, in IP67 enclosures.
>
> Yes, I have one X10 switch per transformer. I have a total of 6
> tranformers. Our garden is about 1/3 acre, divided in to a small
formal
> area and a larger informal/kids area, with swings etc.
>
> We have 3 sets in the formal area that are triggered via a PIR and 3
> sets in the informal area that we switch on when needed, via the
comfort
> keypad.
>
> The spots and floods are used mainly as keylights to pick out specimen
> plants (although they are all a bit small at the moment as we have
only
> just replanted.
>
> I also have two sets of uplighters in the slabs but I'd advise
steering
> clear of those. Despite my best efforts at water-proofing them, they
are
> very damp and trip the external circuits RCD every time I switch them
on
> :-(
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> I was thinking of setting up scenes etc but TBH, what we have is great
> for our requirements.
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> Sometime, I'll try and take some photo's at dusk. If they come out OK,
> I'll send them over.
>
> HTH
>
> Regards
>
> Neil
>
> Ewen Cameron wrote:
>> Hi Neil,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.  Are your X10 DIN rail switches in the
garden
>> or indoors?
>>
>> The lights you use have four spots per transformer.  Do you have
one
>> X10 DIN rail switch per transformer?  This means you can't adjust
>> the levels of individual lights - but that might not be a problem.
>> How many sets of lights do you have?
>>
>> Ewen
>>
>> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Neil Fuller <neil.fuller@...> wrote:
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>>> Ewen
>>>
>>> I've got a similar set up here. I've put some of these low
voltage
>>>
>> sets in ;
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>>> http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DTFK4.html
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>>> and connected them to X10 DIN rail switches mounted in Sarel
>>>
>> enclosures.
>>
>>> Works a treat, especially when used in conjunction with
external
>>>
>> PIRs
>>
>>> and comfort.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>> Ewen Cameron wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Has anyone tried the x10 garden light spikes? Are they any
good?
>>>>
>>>> What other alternatives are there without getting into DIY
LED
>>>>
>> land?
>>
>>>> I have two armoured cable runs from node 0 - one to the
shed and
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>> one
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>>>> with three loops above ground at places I want lighting.
>>>>
>>>> Ewen
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