Re: ICON switches and modules are back

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

MikeMike <msowka@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Feb 21, 10:46 am, nob...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:
>> RickH <passp...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >On Feb 19, 6:33 am, nob...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:
>> >>http://www.smarthome.com/_/ProductResults.aspx?Ntt=icon
>>
>> >WTF?  SH told me they were discontinued.
>>
>> It appears they have discontinued the discontinuing. I haven't seen any in
>> depth information so I don't know whether they changed the design although
>> it seems they now have an amber LED instead of green. The current prices
>> aren't bad.
>>
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>
>I thought these used to sell for ~20?? Hrmm
>
>I have a question regarding the V2 relay switches: why do they have 8
>LEDs? I can see how in the timer enabled ones this might be used to
>setup the timer, but on the regular on/off sitches... seems like an
>inelegant shortcut in manufacturing.
>
>Mike

IIRC, the list price was always the same as now but they were on sale for a
long time (at least to developers) for about $20. Given SH's frequent
specials and sale prices, they might be $20 again at some point but, given
the faltering economy, I wouldn't count on it.

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