18 Aug
2004
18 Aug
'04
12:39 p.m.
> A convenience, NOT A SAFETY! ,
"All-OFF" is trivial to implement with X10.
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Tony Duell wrote:
X10 is not at all common in the UK (remember we have
240V, 50Hz mains, so
just shipping X10 modules from the states doesn't help), and it's expensive.
And if you think I trust electronics in place of contactors, you can't
know me very well :-) (quite apart from the fact that contactors are
easier to repair!).
X10 is not suitable for any safety related use. It can not be used
reliably for anything where incorrect on/off status would be hazardous.
(You use it to turn off all of the lights and selected appliances, NOT
to disconnect yourself from the mains!)