Re: Re: CurrentCost Vs Owl

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So the latest version (1.07) is the best to get. Is ebay the
only=20=20
place to purchase them?


On 6 Oct 2008, at  18:21, rb_ziggy wrote:

> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "mwgardner2000" <groups@...>
wrote:
> >
> > THanks James for a useful post.
> >
> > Think I'll go for CurrentCost.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mark
> >
>
> Make sure you are aware of what software level in the receiver unit
> you are getting.
>
> On ebay they are selling direct the latest versions (1.07) that give
> historic data at 9600 bps while the Southern Electricity only give the
> immediate data and run at 2400.
>
> I bought the Southern Elec unit (=A332 I think as this was cheapest).
> Works fine for me but I then bought another latest version receiver
> unit from ebay. (Actual reason was that I'd originally rigged up the
> display in a very obvious spot on the kitchen windowsill - When I
> wanted to move to HA cupboard, wife objected so I needed another
> receiver for the PC link so I had the excuse!)
>
> FWIW, It seems to be pretty accurate and responsive to small changes
> on or off (within the constraints that data is sent every 6 seconds or
> so, so it's not absolutely 'instant').
>
>
>=20



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