Re: Help with PL513 X10 Connection to Lynx-R

["Jack" <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:24:14 -0700, "Jack" <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:re22f2pdmmcnmjpuddh80rdggc98cl6ngj@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:20:33 -0700, "Jack" <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >You got me there G. Morgan. I don't know why I assumed your name is
> >George.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ahhh. Okay, I'll assume your name really is Jack.
> >>
> >> Based on what you wrote,  when two wires come together in a scematic
> >> they are the same electrical point.
> >>
> >> However.....  After looking further into what you're doing......
> >>
> >> If you see page 8 of ftp://ftp.x10.com/pub/manuals/technicalnote.pdf
> >> you'll note 2 & 3 are common which are red and green.  Yellow is term.
> >> 13 on the panel (data out) and black is term. 14 (sync).
> >>
> >> Why aren't you just using the 1332X10 Honeywell transformer instead of
> >> the PL513?
> >>
>
>
>
> >Because I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
>
> LOL....
>
> >I already have the 1332X10
> >connected to my panel, but I'm only using the AC connectors. Are you
saying
> >I can use this instead of the PL513? If so may I ask how should the wires
be
> >connected? Do I only have to connect three wires instead of the four that
> >came with the PL513?
> >
>
>
> With the 1332X10 connect the other three terminals as described in the
> manual and you wont need the PL513.
>
> Connect the "Sync output" to teminal 14
> Connect the "X10 Data" to teminal 13
> Connect the "signal common" to terminal 9
>
> That's all you need to make your lights blink!
>
>
> Good Luck,
>
> -Graham
>
Graham thanks for hanging in there with me. I think I'm ready to do this
now.