Hi Mitch: About 20 years ago I installed a number of low voltage relays in my house to control various outside light circuits. The relays were cylinders of two diameters, one of which fit though a standard box knockout so the low voltage wiring was outside the box. Since the relays were latching you could use push buttons for control. 73, Brooke Clarke, N6GCE http://www.prc68.com > Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 16:07:43 -0600 > From: "Mitchell D. Miller" > Subject: Re: [OT]: any design Idea in new house. > > On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Micro Eng wrote: > > > Unless the wire is rated for 120V applications, and CAT5 is not, you cannot > > have this in the same conduit, and not even in the same box in the wall. > > So what would be the "proper" way to remotely control a 120VAC device at > the swithbox? Ex: I have a relay inside conduit that switches a light; I > want to operate that relay remotely by connecting it to CAT5 (yeah, I > know, it's just an example) and switching the relay from some control > center somewhere in the house? > > How do I get the cat5, relay and A/C in the same enclosure (and keep it to > code requirements)? Is this just a matter of controlling the relay with > romex instead of cat5? > > -- Mitch -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.