Re: X-10 Wall Switch Pushbutton Repair

[Brian W. Antoine <briana@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 05:19:16 -0800 (PST), Beaver <cheungaruba@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Hey everybody.  I used to be very active on this group, but I have not posted in many years.  I think we have all dealt with X-10 wall switches with bad pushbuttons (the WS-467 variety), and after collecting a few bad switches I decided to figure out a more robust repair.  This involves using a standard tactile pushbutton switch in the place of the flimsy metal spring in the original design.
>
>Here is a write-up:
>http://www.edcheung.com/automa/button.htm
>
>FYI, My Home Automation system components are here:
>http://www.edcheung.com/automa/ha.htm
>
>- Dr. Edward Cheung

Thanks for the tip!

The switches I have problems with are the Icon ones with the small
button switch, that corrodes over time in damp areas like bathrooms.
I've got a couple of those I need to tear apart and find replacement
switches for.

A lot of my house is still basic X-10 devices.  I was just looking at
the date of my first HomeSeer license and was surprised at how long
some of this stuff has been in operation. :)