Electric Blinds in general and cbus

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All

Thinking about putting some electric roller blinds into the kitchen. I
have=
looked around and found a couple of things.

Appears Somfy are the motors to go for. Found these guys doing the blinds
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ithout fabric on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electric-Roller-Blind-/180407=
581662?cmd=3DViewItem&pt=3DUK_Home_Garden_Curtains_Blinds_Blinds_EH&var=3D&=
hash=3Ditem6fc23de931#ht_758wt_692

So about =A3180 per blind.

Looking into the control side, it looks like you need to be very careful
to=
ensure you dont send 'up' and 'down' voltages at the same time. So I think=
I could control each of them with the following Cbus Blind and Shutter Con=
trol - http://www.cbus-shop.com/product_info.php?products_id=3D647


So the 3 of the L5501RBCP would sit up in node zero and have 240v feeds,
ea=
ch would then have 1mm cable running down to the blind.

Anyone fitted these in their house and are there any gotchas to watch out
f=
or?

regards
Ben




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