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RE: Re: C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???



Lol - well CBus is fairly expensive - but well worth it!!!!!

...no more lights coming on in the middle of the night as I had with X10!
-=
or maybe the ghosts have just moved on?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 17 March 2008 16:41
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???
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> Oh well ... same as with everything ... if you can't afford it then
you
> go
> without. ;-)
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> Phil
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Ben McCormack
> > Sent: 17 March 2008 15:58
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???
> >
> > Pants - This doubles the Dimmer cost for me.
> >
> > I was planning on 16 Zones, so 2*8 Channel Dimmers =3D =A3800
> >
> > But if my zones are too big and require the 4 Channel Version the
> cost
> > is now =A31600!
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...>
wrote:
> > >
> > > You can also get 2A 4 channel dimmers - use these for the
higher
> > rated circuits.
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > > Of Ben McCormack
> > > > Sent: 17 March 2008 12:02
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???
> > > >
> > > > My journey into C-Bus continues...
> > > >
> > > > I am just starting to look at the 8 Channel Dimmers and
I
> > understand
> > > > each channel is rated
> > > > for 1 Amp (230 Watt).
> > > >
> > > > Does this mean each Channel cannot even support 3 100
Watt bulbs?
> > Even
> > > > going to 50 Watt
> > > > GU10s, that is still only 5 Bulbs. If true I cannot see
how
> people
> > use
> > > > the system
> > > >
> > > > Or am I missing something?
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > > Ben
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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