Re: Re: X10 dimmer question

["Peter and Jane" <pandj.munnoch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcus
MCG components 3 pole mini contactor
CEF's cheapest. Cost about GBP 12+vat.
One odd observation is tha in the event of a power interuption, the X10^2
module comes back with "reverse logic" ie "on" until
pirs / contactor go "off", at which point X10 goes
"on".
Easily fixed by an "off" from X10 remote, but a bit frustrating!
Rgds
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: Marcus Warrington
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: X10 dimmer question


Peter,

Glad it all worked... I love it when a plan comes together... (does that
show my 'A'ge)

Out of interest, what was the "..din rail contactor.." you used ?

Marcus

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Peter and Jane
Sent: 09 September 2007 23:06
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: X10 dimmer question

I posted a question back in July about ideas to ramp up outside lights
upon pir trigger and ramp down after they time out.
Marcus Warrington was particularly helpful with the lead that an X10^2
modules might work.
This "requirement" is part of my selfbuild on the Isle of Wight,
so
things take time.
The purpose of this note is to pass on thanks and to describe the final
configuration.
X10^2 (Kevin Lo, Hong Kong via eBay) dimmers can be configured to take
either a momentary make (default) or an on / off switch.
The switch must join the two control leads (ie they do not work with
240v applied to the control, like original X10).
So the configuration I have is that pirs and wall switches (in parallel)
switch a din rail contactor in one of my 5 consumer units (eventually
6!!).
Contactor makes the control input to X10^2.
Lamps soft start.
Contactor drops out when pir times out or wall switch goes off.
Lamps dim to zero.
As of yesterday...it works.
Thanks guys.
Rgds
Peter
Rgds
Peter

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