Re: Xmas is early - with LED lights

["D&SW" <d&sw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use a Socket Rocket instead...no light from LED strings

"AZ Woody" <reply@here> wrote in message
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>I tried the mods (clipping diode in an appliance and lamp module), and the
>leds still stay on!  Might have to go with the "add a night light"
>route....
>
> Neil Cherry wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:59:00 -0700, AZ Woody wrote:
>>
>>> These are old modules I keep with the Xmas stuff, and I don't mind doing
>>> some "surgery".
>>>
>>> Ya think this is a "local control" issue with the modules?  If so,
>>> what's the website that tells you how to hack the module? (I've lost it
>>> long ago...)
>>>
>>> I know I could probably add an inci light and draw enough power to make
>>> this work, but that's kind of against the reason I'm using LEDs!
>>
>> I was going to give the other folks a bit of a ribbing for not
>> giving _the_ site for such information but when I went there it
>> wasn't there any longer. So I did a quick search and found his
>> new site:
>>
>> http://www.idobartana.com/
>>
>> Ido stored the information on cutting the diode in the lamp and/or
>> appliance module. BTW, if you're using the Smarthome *linc modules
>> you won't need to do that as they use a lot less current to do their
>> current sensing.
>>
>> I'm going to update my web pages with the information.
>>