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Re: Yard Lighting

Subject: Re: Yard Lighting
From: George Pontis <gpontis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:32:42 -0700
Newsgroups: alt.home.automation
References: <8DYEe.5059$eg4.4782@trndny01>

In article <8DYEe.5059$eg4.4782@trndny01>, dmorley@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> I plan to put  X-10 WS467 Wall Switches on my outside yard Flood lights.
> The switches are rated for 500w incandescent.  I just realized that the
> flood lights are 100w halogen outdoor flood lights.  Will these switches
> work with these bulbs?
>

Yes, perfectly. The 500W number is the maximum allowable load. If you ran at that
level the switch would get warm and maybe not live very long. There is also a
minimum for reliable operation which is not given, AFAIK, but 100W is sure to be a
nice easy load that any switch can control reliably.

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