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RE: Re: Bathroom project - Cbus style lighting system....1 room only though!!



Yup - been using C-Bus to control ceiling fans for a while -
absolutely fine
as long as you are aware of the way motors work and don't try to run them
so
slowly they stall.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Mike Griffiths
> Sent: 30 September 2008 16:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Bathroom project - Cbus style lighting
> system....1 room only though!!
>
> Sorry for the duff gen Li
> I stand corrected
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of K. C. Li
> Sent: 30 September 2008 14:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Bathroom project - Cbus style lighting
> system....1 room only though!!
>
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, Mike Griffiths wrote:
>
> > You would be stuck fan wise unless you had the relay outputs for
cbus
> > ( dimmer is no go really) That would be overkill i think on your
>
> Actually, the C-Bus dimmers are suitable for small motor loads. See
> page
> 4, section 4.0 Compatible Loads, on the L5508D1A Installation
document.
>
> http://www2.clipsal.com/cis/__data/page/2139/cbus_5508D1A_INSTALLATION.
> p
> df
> or http://tinyurl.com/4z9b2d
>
> I quote:
>
> "Suitable loads for these products include incandescent and
inductive
> varieties. Low voltage lighting can be used provided iron core
> transformers or electronic transformers specifically suited to leading
> edge phase control are used. Non power factor corrected compact
> fluorescent loads can be switched but not dimmed with these products.
> Small motors can be controlled, such as those used in ceiling and
> exhaust
> fans, however minimal electrical noise may be audible in some
> instances."
>
> Regards,
>
> Kwong Li
> li@xxxxxxx
> Laser Business Systems Ltd.
> http://www.laser.com
> http://www.cbus-shop.com
>
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