SPGDCM@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU (07/21/88)
MSG:FROM: SPGDCM --UCBCMSA TO: NETWORK --NETWORK 07/20/88 14:23:32 To: NETWORK --NETWORK Network Address From: Doug Mosher Subject: x-10 3-way wall switches To: misc-consumers@ucbvax sci-electronics@ucbvax A reader asks about whether one can get 3-way wall switches for the BSR X-10 remote control system. Yes, there is a 3-way switch module available in the regular set of components, though it's less widely sold. I haven't seen it at Radio Shack or Whole Earth, but it appears regularly in the Heathkit mail-order catalog and may be available in Heathkit stores. It consists of a wall switch module similar to the regular one, but with 3 wires; and a remote matching wall switch for the other end (of the stairway, etc.) One can turn the circuit on and off interchangeably from either switch or any remote controller; and dim/bright from any remote. Costs about $22-25 for each set of two. ( ) ( Doug Mosher <SPGDCM@CMSA.Berkeley.edu> ) ( ...!ucbvax!cmsa!spgdcm ) ( 257 Evans, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, 415/642-5823 ) x-10 3-way wall switches
malcolm@Apple.COM (Malcolm Slaney) (07/27/88)
SPGDCM@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU writes: > > From: Doug Mosher > Subject: x-10 3-way wall switches > > A reader asks about whether one can get 3-way wall switches for the BSR X-10 > remote control system. Perhaps I am missing something....but what good is an X-10 3-way switch? The only use I have seen for three way switches is to allow you to turn a light on and off from a couple of locations. But that is easy for an X-10 module since any number of devices can put a command on the line to turn off any device in the network. I've got the Leviton Enginerring manual and it shows the three way X-10 with connections just like a regular three way switch. How are people using this beast???? Probably missing the obvious..... Malcolm malcolm@apple.com or if out gateway is down malcolm@spar-20.arpa