Re: N:Vision CFL's

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:37:56 -0400, Marc_F_Hult
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That's good to hear. X-10 is still the only PLC implementation that I know
of
that work with wall switch wiring with only two wires. It would be useful to
find CFLs that work with that hardware.

Having replaced about 25 X-10 devices with INSTEON, I find myself with a
handful of lights in non-critical areas where there is not the required
hot,
neutral and switched conductors needed for INSTEON, much less for
centralized
hard-wired. But these are also some places where if a light is inadvertently
left on, it might go unnoticed for days, so being able to turn them off
automatically every (eg) midnight would be useful.

My choices seem to be :
1) Rewire for INSTEON or hard-wired lighting
2) RF
3) X-10 2-wire
4) no automation


I missed at least one. I could also replace the existing WS467 with a SPST
relay with a low-voltage coil. That would require running low-voltage control
wire back to the HA center and a new switch box for local low-voltage
control. And finding a code compliant relay.

Note that doing the same thing with an 120 VAC (instead of <50 volt AC or DC)
coil is effectively one of the no-no's described in my last post.

.... Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECOntrol.org
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