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Posted by John F. Eldredge on October 11, 2008, 11:05 pm
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:37:42 -0700, cadcoke4 wrote:
> On Sep 17, 3:32Â pm, john.gol...@asexcellence.com wrote:
>> I am searching for a remotely activated contact relay with 120v coil
>> and 12vdc contact capacity.
>
> Smarthome.com has a lot of that type of stuff for home use. Most of
> their stuff are improvements over the old X-10 stuff. They do have RF
> remotes. I know the Insteon line has the kind of range you are looking
> for.
>
Did you [john.golden] accidentally get the coil voltage and contact
voltages reversed, or are you indeed using a 120V control voltage and a
12V DC lighting circuit? As I recall, most of the SmartHome equipment
assumes that the lights will be at full line voltage, although they may
have some low-voltage equipment for outdoor use. I would have assumed
that an industrial lighting circuit would be powered by line voltage.
Also, since you said you wanted to dim the lamps, you will need a dimmer-
based (TRIAC-based) device, rather than a simple relay, which would only
give you on/off control, not dimming.
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John F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com
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> and 12vdc contact capacity.