Re: What can I replace this latching relay system with?

["Steve Wechsler" <swechsler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc_F_Hult wrote:
> One readily available 0-10vdc analog input module that I have used
> successfully in a commercial installation and have described previously in
> comp.home.automation is Crydom's CV2425 that provides variable power
> ("dimming") with a (maximum rated) 25 amp 120- 240VAC load.

I checked out those Crydom controllers, and geez, they are expensive -
about $75 a pop. And I'd still need to add a pot at each switch
location.

I'm now considering an Insteon system; they apparently have an inline
module that could be mounted in a ceiling box. I'd then have to find a
battery powered switch that could be mounted in (or over) the old
switch openeings and transmit the signals to an insteon tranceiver (at
least, I could do it this way with X10, but I don't like the delay that
X10 has, and also they don't appear to have a single wireless X10
switch). Smarthome's search engine isn't particularly good, and I got
tired of wading through pages of products.

Another option would be to hack an X10 pro dimmer with wired remote
switch to somehow mount it in a ceiling box, and mount the remote
switch in the standard locations, using the existing wires to connect
the two. However, this option would be a last resort.

Opinions?

Thanks,

Steve