Re: Swish IR Stuff

["psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>]

I'd be quite interested in this - but the motor and controller would=20
have to be small and unobtrusive - how big is it likely to be and=20
how big are these motors?

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@v...>
wrote:
> OK ... Here's a "watch this space".
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> John Hill has just finished designing and making a prototype X10=20
curtain
> controller that will give discrete open and close commands to a=20
K400
> motor (and the new Silent Gliss version).
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> I'll be picking it up on Saturday to test and there are a couple of
> "bugs" in the PIC programming to be sorted but it seems to
work OK=20
at
> the moment.
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> Neither John nor I want to be building circuits for this unit so=20
we are
> trying to get it taken on by another company however there are a=20
few
> things that need to be ironed out such as casing the thing (it=20
obviously
> has mains voltages flying about inside as it responds to X10),=20
ensuring
> it is safe and also ensuring that the original designer of the X10
> receive circuit doesn't mind us using his subsystem in our design.
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> The circuit isn't cheap to build and the boards won't be cheap to=20
have
> made in limited quantities so the board will not be cheap either=20
but it
> will give you X10 control of your curtains! (I needed six of 'em.)
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> Phil
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: paulgwa [mailto:paulgwa@y...]=20
> > Sent: 14 February 2002 14:10
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Swish IR Stuff
> >=20
> >=20
> > Somebody posted recently about getting the K400 motor to do=20
discrete=20
> > open and close movements rather than just operation via toggle=20
switch.
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> > Sorry to be a pain but can't find the thread on yahoo, can=20
someone=20
> > let me know how this is achieved
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> > Regards
> >=20
> > Paul
> >=20
> > --- In ukha_d@y..., "Stuart Whyte" <lists@f...>
wrote:
> > > Gents,
> > >=20
> > > Just been down to my local B&Q and they have a number of
Swish=20
IR
> > remote
> > > control modules (=A325), and some extra IR receivers (=A35)
in=20
their
> > clearanc
> > > range.  Do these work with the K400 motors??
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> > > If anyone would like me to pick up any, let me know.
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> > > Stuart
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