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dhouston

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On point?
« on: January 17, 2016, 07:00:37 AM »
I thought most of us would appreciate this.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2016, 07:20:26 AM by dhouston »
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Re: On point?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2016, 11:33:56 AM »
Funny. I live in NYC with the highest electrical rates in the country but there's only so much you can do before it gets crazy like in the cartoon.
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Re: On point?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2016, 05:33:27 PM »
Oh my gosh! Does anyone know how to extinguish the little LED lights in all my X10 Maxi Controllers?!
(yeah, I'm kidding)
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Re: On point?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2016, 08:59:39 PM »
<clip> what LED light?

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Re: On point?
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2016, 07:56:26 AM »
Quote from: dhouston on January 17, 2016, 07:00:37 AM
I thought most of us would appreciate this.

And you are right!
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Re: On point?
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2016, 03:52:42 AM »
Quote from: Dan1 on January 17, 2016, 11:33:56 AM
Funny. I live in NYC with the highest electrical rates in the country but there's only so much you can do before it gets crazy like in the cartoon.
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Re: On point?
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2016, 09:04:30 AM »
Quote from: bkenobi on January 17, 2016, 08:59:39 PM
<clip> what LED light?

That doesn't help.  A transformerless power supply consumes the same amount of power regardless of the load.  Removing the LED just forces more current through the shunt zener regulator - possibly shortening its life.

I think that is why the LED is blanked when X10 devices transmit.  When not transmitting, the LED does something useful with the otherwise wasted energy. 

Jeff
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