Re: Interesting .....

["Campbell" <c.macd@xxxxxxx>]

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Interesting indeed. I just wish I hadn't discarded one when I moved house.
I
could have set it up in the garage :-(

Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Crawshaw" <robert@xxxxxxx>
To: "UK HA mailing list" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 6:46 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Interesting .....


>
>
> Lo chaps (and chapasses if we have any :)
>
> I recently bought a couple of items from the US to 'play' with
>
> A fire cracker interface thing (very small) a lamp module a
transmitter
and
> a palmpad.
> I also took delivery recently of 3 slim fire remotes and 2 hawkeye
motion
> sensors.
>
> I scoured my workshop looking for a 110V transformer so i could play
with
my
> new toys.
> The first thing i came accross was a  site transformer (big yellow box
> thing)   Anyway i wired everything up and played for a while (the
house
code
> for the 110v stuff was set to B, The rest of my house setup uses A, i
aint
> got that much stuff yet)
> Just for a laugh i switched the 110 stuff to code A and pressed a few
> buttons...it worked !!  the US stuff which i believe is on a different
> frequency to us was controlling my 240v stuff ...
>
> I came to the conclusion that because the site transformer has a
center
> tapping to earth (so max shock voltage is only 55v to earth) the
signals
> were somehow crossing onto the 240v mains via the earth cable   
...weird
>
> I tried it later with a bog standard 110v transformer and it didnt
work.
>
>
> SO....buys tons of cheap x-10 stuff from the states and get yourself a
site
> transformer and use there
> transmitters
>
>
>
>
>
> disclaimer....the USA transmitters are not licenced for use in the UK
>   bummer
>
>
>
> Robert Crawshaw                 http://www.golcar.demon.co.uk
> Member of HAUG (Huddersfield Amiga User Group)
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