Re: Illiterate X-10 Question

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Nick Hull <nhull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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.

X-10 is not a toggle signal. It sends discrete On and Off signals.