The UK Home Automation Archive

Archive Home
Group Home
Search Archive


Advanced Search

The UKHA-ARCHIVE IS CEASING OPERATIONS 31 DEC 2024

Latest message you have seen: Fujitsu stands and terminal server


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

RE: Secret Switch & LD11's


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Secret Switch & LD11's
  • From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:41:15 -0000
  • Delivered-to: mailing list ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

>
>
> Stop Press: - he just called me back, - says it works fine...
>
> tested with the model that uses a low-voltage (5V) sensor probe, which
is
> about the size of a postage stamp, and is remoted from the switch unit
on
> any old piece of wire, including bell-wire, CAT5, etc... Multiple
sensors
> can be connected in parallel to the switch unit, so there can be
multiple
> "hot-spots" in the wall. The LV side is opto-isolated from
the mains
side.
> the switch unit is slightly larger than a matchbox, & has
terminals
for
> the
> 5V sensor inputs. Live & Neutral in, and switched load out. the
switch
> contains a relay that is normally latched, but by removing the
controller
> chip it reverts to a momentary operation.
>
> Based on this, I'm going to order one up & test it out....
>


So what's to stop you somehow mounting that postage stamp sized sensor
in a door frame or similar so lights react when movement is detected in
the vicinity?

Just a thought...

K.




Home | Main Index | Thread Index

Comments to the Webmaster are always welcomed, please use this contact form . Note that as this site is a mailing list archive, the Webmaster has no control over the contents of the messages. Comments about message content should be directed to the relevant mailing list.