Re: Porch light by remote question.

[bonomi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Bonomi)]

In article <4279cc4e.10188925@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Houston <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>bonomi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Bonomi) wrote:
>
>>In article <3dlhufF6qi04kU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>Scout Lady <scoutlady@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>I don't know anything about this x10 stuff. What I want is to be able to
>>>turn on the porch light with a keychain remote. Do I have to buy a whole
>>>system or is there something I can buy to just hook up to the porch light?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Using X-10, you would need to buy three pieces.
>>  1) an X-10 switch for the porch light.
>>  2) the key-chain remote
>>  3) the 'receiver' that goes with the remote.
>>
>>Anything else is going to be equally "complex", and almost undoubtedly more
>>expensive.
>
>It's possible to do this using X-10 but without the need for an X-10 wall
>switch. The X-10 "socket rocket" fits between the existing socket and light
>bulb and gets it's signals over the powerline from the "receiver".
>
>However, you need to make sure there is room for the "socket rocket" and I
>do not recommend using it with an overhead light as the heat can melt the
>adhesive used in the socket - bulb & socket can fall out.
>

With the *limited* space available in most porch-lights...
*AND* the fact that you cannot turn the 'socket rocket' *on*, unless
the wall-switch is already on...

It didn't seem worth mentioning.