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home made home security
I'm a little late to this thread but I don't believe this is a fable. I was experimenting with this earlier in the week and I can walk right past my motion detectors by wearing a winter jacket and...
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X10 signal amplitude
The problem in my previous post about the FD10 coupler/filter has been resolved. They seem to work as expected. The real problem was a loose cable elsewhere. I have one issue remaining. I'm unable to...
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looking for diy plans or kits for motorized pet door (NOT automated)
I have been searching to no avail to find plans or kits to build my own simple up/down motorized pet door. I see all those motorized pet doors for +$200 and that is ridiculous. There must be a simple...
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X10: FD10 phase coupler/filter chematics
I have a 3 phase power system (I live in Norway) and I had three Marmitek FD10 filters installed in order to get X10 signals from one phase to another. It didn't work. My installer says that the...
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Is the group alive?
Since I haven't received a single message for many days now I thought I'd check to see if my subscription had failed or the entire group was off the net. Dennis Raher
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Help! Strange X-10 Problem
A ceiling fan, consisting of a fan motor and 4 compact fluorescent bulbs, is controlled by an X-10 system. In order not to place too much load on the X-10 module, the module controls an external relay...
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Vista and Home Automation
Since I upgraded to Vista, my Smarthome Manager software is no longer compatible and I need to upgrade my automation/X10 PC-based control unit and software. Smarthome has the INSTEON HouseLinc Desktop...
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Tricking out Computer/UPS.
I've got a linux based PC that I use for home automation. It's connected to a UPS that actually had Linux based control software. So, it's configured, that upon a power failure, the linux box shuts...
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recommendations: infrared illuminator - 850 nm - outdoor - home use?
I recently purchased an IQVision IQ853 D&N security camera (Infrared range is 850-940 nm). I was told that 850nm works well with this camera. I'm looking for a lightweight, outdoor, quality infrared...
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Switch Bounce in Leviton 6291
I switched a lamp to CFL and had to replace my dimming wall switch with a leviton 6291 (relay) switch. I dug it out of the pile of old X-10 stuff, it's probably 20 years old. Remotely, the switch...
 
Kill A Watt
currently has the original Kill A Watt on sale for $24. Their P/N is 112 0240.
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Foot/knee operated switches
My wife finds it a pain to come from the attached garage to the house while carrying groceries because she has no free hands to open the door. My plan is to put in an electric strike and a foot or...
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The Secret Of The Magic Code
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OT: electronic locks
there were earlier articles about smart cards being "swiped" by merely passing by within a few feet with a laptop or pocket PC. With passive RFID you only need to eavesdrop on the communication link...
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Crestron Toolbox
Does anyone know how/where I can obtain the crestron toolbox software? Rob
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