Posted by Steve Spence on August 22, 2005, 7:35 am
That's called X-10
Available from a lot of sources including www.smarthome.com and www.x10.com
don't work well on inverter powered off-grid homes.
Steve Spence
Dir., Green Trust, http://www.green-trust.org
Contributing Editor, http://www.off-grid.net
http://www.rebelwolf.com/essn.html
Phil wrote:
>
http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F002%5F001%5http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F002%5F001%5F002%5F000&Page 002%5F000&Page=1
>
>>I need to turn on a receptacle by remote(25 feet) and the reptacle can
>>NOT be used as a source of power for the relay. A battery powered relay
>>and a battery powered remote. Seen one anywhere ?
>>
>
> Radio Shack used to sell a little gizmo , a small control box that plugged
> into the house circuit , it had replacement 110v receptacles that were
> individually coded so you could control them via the control box .
>
> Just did a quick Google , try the link on top.
>
>
Posted by Scott Willing on August 22, 2005, 11:31 am
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:35:10 -0400, Steve Spence
>That's called X-10
>Available from a lot of sources including www.smarthome.com and www.x10.com
>don't work well on inverter powered off-grid homes.
Indeed, especially when the inverter's in search mode!
-=s
>Steve Spence
>Dir., Green Trust, http://www.green-trust.org
>Contributing Editor, http://www.off-grid.net
>http://www.rebelwolf.com/essn.html
>Phil wrote:
>>
http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F002%5F001%5http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F002%5F001%5F002%5F000&Page 002%5F000&Page=1
>>
>>>I need to turn on a receptacle by remote(25 feet) and the reptacle can
>>>NOT be used as a source of power for the relay. A battery powered relay
>>>and a battery powered remote. Seen one anywhere ?
>>>
>>
>> Radio Shack used to sell a little gizmo , a small control box that plugged
>> into the house circuit , it had replacement 110v receptacles that were
>> individually coded so you could control them via the control box .
>>
>> Just did a quick Google , try the link on top.
>>
>>
Posted by Dave Hinz on August 22, 2005, 12:14 pm
> That's called X-10
> Available from a lot of sources including www.smarthome.com and www.x10.com
Of the two, I strongly perfer smarthome.com - remember those wonderful
pop-under ads that x10.com brought to us? I wouldn't buy from them if
they were the only vendor around. Also, before their pop-under scheme,
I did buy from them, and immediately after that my credit card number
was stolen for the first (and only) time in my life. I don't know if
those two are connected, but it's worth noting.
Posted by Solar Flare on August 22, 2005, 8:05 pm
I told X10 I would never purchase from them again because of their popups a
few years ago.
The trouble is Plug and Power and Smart Home modules are manufactured by X10
anyway.
Now remeber you have me on ignore and it would be real embarrassing to you
to answer.
wrote:
> > That's called X-10
> >
> > Available from a lot of sources including www.smarthome.com and
www.x10.com
> Of the two, I strongly perfer smarthome.com - remember those wonderful
> pop-under ads that x10.com brought to us? I wouldn't buy from them if
> they were the only vendor around. Also, before their pop-under scheme,
> I did buy from them, and immediately after that my credit card number
> was stolen for the first (and only) time in my life. I don't know if
> those two are connected, but it's worth noting.