Re: Replacement of LD11 with dumb device

["David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>]

One of the oldest house automation things around uses latching
relays, look at http://www.touchplate.com - on the
front page they
have a picture of the GE latching relays they've been using for
decades...

Unfortunately their website seems to have lost all the historical
stuff :-(

David.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "etj_webster" <etj_webster@h...>
wrote:
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "etj_webster"
<etj_webster@h...>
wrote:
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Kevin Ellis" <kevin@y...>
wrote:
> > > Just got back from a trip to France to see the folks, In the
> normal
> > course of the visit we decided to rewire a couple of light
switches.
> > >
> > > The switches where monentary and latched the light on or
off.
> > Interesting I thought how are they doing this ?  Well further
> > investigation lead to the cunsumer unit and to a DIN rail module
> > called a Telerupteur.
> > >
> > > This unit works the same way as a LD10 without the dimming
or
the
> > computer control.
> > >
> > > Has anyone seens these in the UK ? Means I could remove all
my
> > LD11's when I move and not have to wory about the momenary
switch
> > gear.
> >
> > Hager also sell them, as I saw them in their catalogue at the
w/e.
> > They also do a module that will accept a momentary and a normal
> > switch (just uses different connection).
> > No idea of cost of these, but I expect they would be around half
> the
> > price of a ld11 (i.e. not as cheap as you'd expect).
> >
> > Hager have an online catalogue and price list at www.hager.co.uk.
>
> In the copy of the price list I downloaded they are on page 48,
and
> are called latching relays. In the paper catalogue I have at home
> there are usage guidelines and it explains more about them, but
don't
> seem to be able to find it on their site.
> As I thought they are close on 20 quid a pop :-/
>
> Cheers,
>     John.