I’m meeting with their sales
manager
(in conjunction with my builder, it is a long story, but they are a sort of
Charles Church, Berkley Homes type builder, and don’t usually work
for
other people) in the next few days.
I’ll find out more about
availability to self builders. To give you a clue their 8 channel dimmer
pack
(5 Amps per channel) is about the same size as an alarm panel (enclosure)
doesn’t
have to be mounted at node zero (because the control is on an RS-485 bus)
and
retails for 800 quid. It isn’t cheap when you compare it to X10, but
it
is cheap when you compare it to Lutron.
Their background is in putting
lighting
into BIG hotel plant rooms. To quote their sales manager “In a
commercial
environment we run rings around Lutron”
Control panels are totally
configurable,
up to 10 buttons on a single back box – up to 26 on a double!
Available
with LCD panels, with and without IR sensors. Combined lighting/QED
systemline
panels are available too. Buttons have status LEDs. He suggested to me, to
install 10 button panels everywhere, and then when I’m happy about
the
way the system works, remove any unused buttons, then order switch plates
with
the right number of holes, and get them engraved to suit.
It looks like the proverbial
dog’s.
I’m not sure whether I’m
going
to interface to an alarm, or just install additional occupancy/door
detectors –
I’ll find out more when I meet with the chaps.
Phil and I were chatting on the phone
the
other day, as home automators we often try to interface something or
automate
it because we can, rather than because it actually adds some
value!
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall
[mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 June 2002 12:51
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Cc: Timothy Morris
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New (?)
Lighting Control Supplier
Dunno
Tim.
CCing this to Tim M.
Thanks
M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
<haweste@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:45
PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] New (?) Lighting Control
Supplier
> I must've missed that one - I thought he
was
still undecided, but I
haven't
> followed it that closely.
>
> Do you know if Polaron sell direct, or
only
to installers ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim H.
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: Mark McCall
>
> Is this the one Tim Morris posted
about?
>
> I see they have an advert in Smart House
mag
this month.
>
> M.
>
> > http://www.polaron-group.co.uk/controls/
>
>
> +
>
>
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