earlw@pesnta.UUCP (20) (09/20/85)
I have a S-500 voice activated light switch unit that is supposed to replace my normal run-of-the-mill up/down light switch. The problem is that the S-500 unit is too big to fit in the box in the wall. I found a little piece of paper floating around in the S-500 packing box that said: +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SPECIAL NOTE | | INSTALLATION IN SMALL SWITCH BOXES | | | | Some homes have been constructed with non-standard, small switch boxes | | such that the S-500 will not fit into the box. If your installation | | need is in such a small box and the unit doesn't fix, please return it | | directly to NTS and we will replace it with one designed to fit these | | smaller boxes. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The boxes in my home are the same size as all the other boxes I have seen in the hardware stores. I think the S-500 manufacturer was trying to make me believe that my box was too small and the fact is, they blew it in their design. Does anyone know what the standard size is for switch boxes in the US? Doesn't it make sense that the stores would carry only the standard sizes? The unit is really neat but is too sound sensitive and the variable control doesn't reduce the sensitivity enough. What would be better is an infrared detector so a persons body heat could trigger the light switch. Anyone seen a model that you can mount in your standard size light switch box?