Re: Xmas is early - with LED lights

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 news:473100fe$0$10310$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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