Re: Re: Dimmable CFLs and UK government ban

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I think the issue is not the wattage but the fact that CFL's
do
not provide enough transmission path to X10 due to the way they
function.  When a standard filament lamp is off it still provides a
resistive path across the circuit allowing X10 signals to be seen - this
is required for lamp modules because there is no neutral connection  -
(appliance modules work ok).  CFL's also cause flickering as they
initially 'strike' . Whether any of the newer breed standard dimmer
compatible CFL's will work with X10 is going to be an interesting issue ...

K

Gary Jenkins wrote:
> My main issue with these low energy bulbs is that they have too low a
> wattage to be used with X10 dimmers, which need minimum 60W.
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