Re: A Question about X10.

["Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys
            There
are 2 ways to wire your lighting circuits . Firstly loop
your feeds to all lights and drop twin actives to  switches .
Secondly
loop your feeds to the switches and drop a twin +earth to the light.
tThe first option is usually used in a solid brick house as in the UK.
The
second option is used generally in brick veneer houses as here in
Aussie
Land. (brick outside stud+plasterboard inside). So iwould suspect UK
wiring
owuld generally not have neutrals at the switches.
Isnt ring mains only for power points?

Franmk Mc

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 12:43 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] A Question about X10.


> >
> > OK, now having done a very scientific test with the switches on
the
> fuse
> > box.. It appears that one din module controls every light in
the
> house..
>
> Or one module can control several lights up to its maximum loading!
;)
>
> > So I don't want to control every light, and indeed I don't think
I
> could
> > thru one module as I have every type of light in the house.
>
> No, neither would I, see above.
>
> > So, what options does that leave me gents? If I want seperate
control
> of
> > at
> > least 1 of these lights, that is hidden I guess I have to put the
Din
> > modules at the light end as Doogie has done?
>
> That's an option but as Doogie pointed out a lot of how you do it
is
> down to how the ring main is wired and what you want to
accomplish.
>
> > Oh and LD11's aren't listed at letsautomate but I found them
as
> laser..
> >
>
> LD11=LD10 with updated firmware to support extended X10 commands,
other
> than that they are identical.
>
> HTH
>
> K.
>
>
>
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