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Re: Illiterate X-10 Question



In article <9TB7f.2669$Hs.238@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Smarthome's wall switches send an X10 signal when manually operated. So,
> if you put the switch on Circuit A and turned it on or off manually, it
> would send an X10 signal like A1-On (or Off) which would control an X10
> module set to that code to control Circuit B.

The trouble with using X10 that way is that X10 is a toggle signal, the
same switches it on or off.  If your 2 loads ever got out of sync they
would stay out of sync, turning one off would turn the other on.

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