RE: What mains switching do people use (NOT!! X10)

["Rob Mouser" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Martin

Have you looked at Clipsals cbus? There are 4ch 20amp and 8 & 12ch
10amp
relay units available. Cbus can be computer/logic control by a number of
methods, including third party apps such as xAP (I'm sure Kevin or
someone from the xAP team will jump in).
My cbus install has been in for over 3 years now (in a barn :-)) and
hasn't missed a beat.
Lots more info on cbus here: http://www.cbus-shop.com

HTH

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Martin
> Sent: 10 January 2006 17:59
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] What mains switching do people use (NOT!! X10)
>
> Hi.
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> I wired up a house (converted barn, actually) about 10 years ago,
powered
> by an Amiga
> 500 controlling some homemade hardware.  All the mains switching takes
> place in the
> bunker under the stairs.  There's 48 5A mains relays in there, but it
> looks like the wiring in
> the Tardis.
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> I am not able to maintain this system as it was built as a prototype,
and
> I want to replace it
> with something of professional (ie, maintainable) quality.
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> Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to start looking?  Aren't
> shops and offices
> wired up with relays instead of mains switches?
>
> The Amiga has been running without failure since 1995, as it is on a
UPS,
> which had its
> batteries replaced twice.  Oh yes, and the Amiga was replaced after a
very
> nearby lightning
> strike. But you know what I mean.
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> The interface between Amiga and my electronics take place over a
parallel
> port.  If I were
> doing  it now I would obviously use USB.
>
> So I'm looking for a modular system of 5A 240v mains relays
controllable
> by a computer of
> ANY type.
>
> Martin
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