Who has the most unusual use for X10 modules?

[orcusomega]

I am an engineer by trade, and I have been thinking up all sorts of weird ideas lately - but I would love to hear some of your more non-traditional uses!

This is prolly gonna make me go out and buy more modules, etc, but what the heck

Bob

[troll334]

Sir Robert,
I don't think you know what you just got urself into 
I'm getting ready to mod an EagleEye replacing the IR sensor with a little seismic circuit I'm playing with.
Probably no where near the creativity shown by the big dogs here in the forum
Fasten your seatbelt my friend !   

[Noam]

I use a PowerFlash to trigger a series of if-then-else macros when power returns after an outage.
I just keep the contacts shorted together, and leave it in "momentary" mode.
The only downside is that a very short outage (shorter than a few seconds) isn't noticed, as there isn't enough time for the internal capacitors to discharge.

[Brian H]

I have modified an appliance module. By removing the clunk style switch and replacing it with a small signal relay.
To output a two second dry contact closure. When an On is sent to it.
Though for now I have not found a good use for it yet. 

[Noam]

You could use that to flash a "confirmation" light when you do something else.
I guess you could use a Universal Module for the same thing, though.

[lviper]

I have an old radio shack alarm system. The wired kind from about 20 years ago. Still works and I plan to use it in the basement for the windows where it will be easy to wire the mag switches. I then plan to have my ds7000 trigger a universal module to trip the alarm so I can use the extremely load sirens I have for it.

Then I will use another universal module to reset the alarm. It was originally armed/disarmed and rest with a key momentary switch.

If all works as I envision, if the ds7000 is tripped I would have the UM close it's contacts on the n/o circuit and the alarm panel will start the sirens. When I cancel the alarm (disarm), the alarm panel will reset. Will have to think this out more but that is my intention. Just want to get past the basic macro functions first.

[orcusomega]

I have a bunch of old lamp modules torn apart, I just have not thought of a suitable, evil thing to do with them

The issue is SIZE - I would LOVE to figure out a way to make a SMALL little relay box, but $100 for one off the shelf is too much.  Have the relay switch 12v to a bunch of small LED's over Cat5 or something like that

BOb

[dave w]

I have nine wireless speakers inside and outside house. PC audio output is routed to a single transmitter and Homeseer (or AHP) "steers" the audio, by turning on the speakers power supplies via Appliance Modules. i.e. if nasty someone is surveying the outside of the home, audio warnings "seem" to follow their movements from front, to side, to back of home, which makes a great deterrent. Motion sensors let Homeseer know which speakers to enable. Audio steering also provides a way of letting Homeseer make announcements only in the pertinent room. "I will open the drapes" is heard only in the room where the drapes are. "I will turn off the bathroom heater in one hour" is heard only in bath. etc. etc.

Also have a "suicide" Appliance Module providing power to the 24/7 Homeseer home control computer. In the event of a serious electrical storm near the house, I can email Homeseer from work and have Homeseer "commit suicide" by switching off the Appliance Module. When living in south Florida I had a powered computer toasted by a close by lighting strike...been paranoid since.

[Brandt]

I have nine wireless speakers inside and outside house. PC audio output is routed to a single transmitter and Homeseer (or AHP) "steers" the audio, by turning on the speakers power supplies via Appliance Modules. i.e. if nasty someone is surveying the outside of the home, audio warnings "seem" to follow their movements from front, to side, to back of home, which makes a great deterrent. Motion sensors let Homeseer know which speakers to enable. Audio steering also provides a way of letting Homeseer make announcements only in the pertinent room. "I will open the drapes" is heard only in the room where the drapes are. "I will turn off the bathroom heater in one hour" is heard only in bath. etc. etc.

I'm interested in this..do you have a detailed write up?