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💬General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bauerlein44 on November 30, 2012, 04:34:01 PM

Title: X-10 For Sale
Post by: Bauerlein44 on November 30, 2012, 04:34:01 PM

     I am new to this board. I am just getting back into home automation and X10 after a many year absence. Hsome Automation can be a whole lot of fun. Along the way, I have accumulated a pretty good quantity of X10 gear that I am no longer using. I asked a friend where I might try and sell this gear and he advised me to place a post here. So, I am. If I am breaking any rules, please let me know and I will abide by all rules.
     Anyhow, if anyone is interested please hit me up and I will email you a price list. Thanks.

Title: Re: X-10 For Sale
Post by: Squirrel1162 on December 10, 2012, 06:02:43 AM

I am interested in socket rockets.  Every time a bulb burns out in one, it no longer functions.   ???   I hate to keep spending $13.00 for a new one every time.  Let me know and we can make arrangements.  Thanks.

Title: Re: X-10 For Sale
Post by: HA Dave on December 12, 2012, 12:12:58 AM

Quote from: Squirrel1162 on December 10, 2012, 06:02:43 AM

I am interested in socket rockets.  Every time a bulb burns out in one, it no longer functions.   ??? 

I only use LED bulbs in my socketrockets now. The LEDs last much longer... and when they do fail they don't seem to take the SocketRocket with them. Just thought I'd mention that.

Title: Re: X-10 For Sale
Post by: Squirrel1162 on December 12, 2012, 05:17:09 AM

Thanks for the info.  I will give them a try.

 :)

Title: Re: X-10 For Sale
Post by: dave w on December 12, 2012, 11:26:24 AM

FWIW The 7W night light fix for getting CFLs and LEDs to work with two wire wall switches, appliance modules, etc. will also reduce the triac failure when a flash burnout of a high wattage incandesent (i.e 75-150W) occurs at turn-on of the Socket Rocket. Unfortunatelly it creatse a very ugly Rube Goldberg contraption of adaptors in the Socket Rocket. It is too bad the Softstart feature can't be programed into the SR controller chip. Even though I have had 200W incandescent bulb powered by a Lamp Module, burn out, the SoftStart Lamp Module never failed.  

Title: Re: X-10 For Sale
Post by: HA Dave on December 12, 2012, 07:45:44 PM

I should mention that I only use the very low wattage LED bulbs.

My own personal feelings are that is the best use for LEDs. Lighting is such a fractional part of my electric energy use that I get the biggest saving through reduced lighting by using low-wattage LEDs for my automated night time lighting. Then I use CFL for room and task lighting and conventional old incandescent bulbs and floods for rarely used lights.

Title: Re: X-10 For Sale
Post by: drudis on December 18, 2012, 11:50:40 AM

I could use 2 of these:
5-in-1 X10 Universal Remote (HR12A)

email me directly: DRUDIS at DARIUSRUDIS dot COM