Re: x10 basics--noob question

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I would avoid the LM15A for this 'base-up' application. There have been
several reports of failures wherein the heat from the bulb melts the
adhesive used to hold the socket and the socket and bulb fall out. I would
only use these in lamps where the base is down (as shown on the LM15A web
page).

The older, screw-in lamp module did not have this problem (although
manufacturing techniques may have changed since I bought mine) and it has
better features (i.e. it's dimmable) and costs less but its wide body may
interfere with the pullchain should you want to retain its functionality.

     http://www.x10.com/automation/sl575_s.html

"brobin" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Need a bit more info please. Do I have this right? You have a light above
>the sink that works now using a pull chain from the light fixture. So there
>is power to the fixture. Is there a switch for that fixture already in place
>but broken or no switch for the fixture anywhere, except for the pull chain?
> If there's no wall switch now then you could use the following 3 items to
>do what you want to do. These are all from www.x10.com:
> http://www.x10.com/automation/lm15a_s.html  This goes in the fixture. Screw
>it into the bulb socket and scre the bulb into it.
> http://www.x10.com/automation/ss13a_s.html  This switch simply sticks on
>the wall and can controll up to 3 lights with Dimming control.
> http://www.x10.com/automation/tm751_s.html  This plugs into any convenient
>outlet and relays the signal from the switch to the fixture module.
>
>"T.B." <balfour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:11aqbkuic6g458c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ok, i have a pull cord light above my kitchen sink that I need to replace
>> with a regular light fixture that needs to be controlled by a switch.  the
>> problem is that I can't get into the wall to access the wiring to make the
>> switch work properly.   somewhere along the way, someone told me that I
>> could overcome this problem by using an x10 switch module to control the
>> new
>> light fixture.
>>
>> so my question is: will x10 work for me in this application?  if so, what
>> components will I need and how do they install?  i have found this product
>> http://www.smarthome.com/2031.html  but don't know if it is what I need.
>> is
>> there something that will need to go on the light itself?  i'm confused
>> and
>> haven't really found any good websites that address my specific questions.
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> TB in Austin
>>
>>
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