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AP story: " Australia to ban old-style bulbs "
The Associated Press reports that "The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs...
 
Measuring liquid level with bubbles using an ultrasonic transducer
Hello, i got a tank that needs a control of liquid level, i was thinking about using an ultrasonic transducer, but my problem is that, when the tank is being filling produces many many bubbles maybe...
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IR Learning Translator
Why not just get the IR codes updated in the Tivo? Ask them about it. That would be a LOT less of a hassle than dealing with IR codes and the latency hassles. Channel changing is bad enough with IR,...
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Waveman & X10
Hi, Has anybody tried the Waveman series of Tx & Rx devices? Any good/bad reviews ? Do these happen to be compatible with the X10 RF equipment? Any feed back at all would be appreciated. Neil.
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x10usif.sys
can't seem to get active pro to run need file for my windows ME can anyone please help
 
Power monitoring device
I just found two power monitoring devices, one for the main power meter and one portable, that look really good. The one for the main power meter clamps the detector/transmitter to the glass cover of...
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A father of home automation "beams up"
Robert Adler, co-inventor of the remote control and a prolific inventor, died Thursday at the age of 93. Along with inventor and fellow engineer Eugene Polley, Adler helped bring the first...
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PSU for dvr ds dx 16c dedicated micros.
Hi everyone I do not have psu for this unit. I was wondering if someone will guide me on the pins so that I can make the power supply locally. is it advisable as it will take time to get the power...
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Cordless phone options please
Here is my problem- home office on one end of house - concrete garage at least 100ft away. I was hoping to find a two-line system that allowed for a corded phone in the office, and allow cordless...
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What wire between Omnipro II and pads?
I'm wiring my house right now and am going to buy the Omnipro II controller. What wire do I need to run between a touch screen interface or LCD console to the mechanical room where I will mount the...
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Fluorescent lght
I'm in the process of replacing incandescent light bulbs with the compact fluorescent bulbs in non x-10 applications. I now would like to include a CFL using an X-10 device. Can I control one 27 watt...
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Do Panasonic KX-61610's (phone system) die after 16 years?
If the OP like to play with his stuff,he should look at Asterisk, a pbx system that do VOIP locally and have all the function of a big pbx for a fraction of the cost he should take a look at am...
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Need help with my CP290
Most older PCs came equipped with only two COM ports. If yours has four you probably have an add-on serial card installed, and supplied with the card when you bought it would have been a floppy or CD...
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Suggestion for an approach to gather Temperature and Humidity information (Interior/Exterior)
Hi, I am starting to look at automating a number of HVAC related systems (HRV, Heat pump, emergency heat, humidifier/dehumidifier, attic fans, duct dampers, etc...) to automate climate control...
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AMX function
Excuse me, in AMX there is one function how this: ? Name: High Syntax: INTEGER High(INTEGER VALUE); Description: Returns the upper most significant 8-bits of an Integer. Parameters: VALUE is an...