Re: X10 and LED lights

["John W" <Don't_Spam_Me@xxxxxxx>]

Have a look here under Module Modifications, Appliance Module Modification,
Defeating Local Control:

http://www.geocities.com/ido_bartana/

John W

"Jim Baber" <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In the interest of power conservation, I used 3 strings of multicolored
> LED light bulbs in my christmas tree this year.  I also used the same
> AM486 2 pin Appliance Module to turn these tree lights ON and OFF as I
> have in the past. I can hear the relay energizing and deenergising when
> the module switched from ON to OFF or from OFF to ON.
>
> But, lo and behold, while they turn ON just fine, they only turn "sorta"
> OFF, still having a faint glow that is noticeable at the daytime indoor
> light level.  They are considerably dimmer but not OFF.  My concern is
> not so much power consumption, but safety. These are on a good
> artificial tree (Non metallic), but is there a hazard in using the
> appliance module to turn these lights "OFF" (sorta)?
>
> Interestingly enough, the lights are UL Listed but do not indicate a
> wattage or amperage just showing the 120 V AC rating  with a claim to
> use 80% less power than a standard incandescent light string.
>
> I am aware that X10 modules do some funny things to test the ON/OFF
> status conditions of their loads and I wonder if this testing could be
> of sufficient power to drive the diodes to emit some light.  There are
> 105 actual LED bulbs in a series parallel array.
>