IN this case I am the electrician, and by default, I always have a common in each and every box. >From: Quentin >Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: Re: [EE]: X10 still >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:44:34 +0200 > >Micro Eng wrote: > > > > You forgot #5...look honey...I can do this and it won't add any extra >cost > > to the house!!. > > > > What I am seriously thinking of doing is adding a pair of wires to each >box, > > light, etc, home running them to some convient location where I have >access > > to (although hidden from the normal daily life), thus giving me a few > > choices on controls. >Even if you do go the X10 route make sure that your electrician runs a >neutral wire to all your light switches. In a lot of houses (here at >least) they only run the live wire to the switch and back. You need both >to do power line comms. > >Quentin > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics >(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics