Re: Xmas is early - with LED lights

[AZ Woody <reply@here>]

Wallplug to socket rocket to plug for the xmas lights?

Done some more testing..  A had an Appliance Link, configed to not allow
local control, and a B&D firewire module...  both reacted like the X10
modules - the LEDS never go out (get dim, but that's all).

I thinking now of using a 110v relay, controlled by an appliance module.

On the other hand, the current draw on the LED's seems so low, that I
might just plug them in Dec 1 and leave them on until Jan 2!

D&SW wrote:
> 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.
>>>
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