Re: x10 vs wireless network

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

"Neil Cherry" <njc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Also their lamp module has a high bulb burn out rate (certain
> low watt bulbs purn out faster if on a lamp module than on an
> appliance module).

I saw this reported before, but really don't understand the mechanism.  The
turn on surge is a bulb killer, and that should be the same for either type
of module.  Some bulbs will "sing" when dimmed.  Maybe that mechanical
vibration causes the life to be shortened.  But that would be the same on
any dimmer module, not just X10.  There is certainly nothing unique about
the X10 protocol that would cause bulb life to be shortened.

We actually have experienced very good life with incandescent bulbs here.
All our X10 switches are the Leviton type that ramp up and down over several
seconds.  I also do that with plug-in modules via a series of bright or dim
commands from the Ocelot.  (For this to work, they are set to max dim
instead of off.)

Jeff