From: Terry and Heli <helic-AT-oh.rr.com>
Date: 20 Jun 2009 11:32:32 UTC   (02:32:32 PM in author's locale)
To: xtensionlist-AT-shed.com

The switch does turn on and off the old fashioned way.

I have lutron switch that no longer senses X-10 too. That one did
not last as long as this.
I will try the spinning of the dials trick.

I will be installing cameras. I have been admiring the systems Costco
sells but none are wireless. I need wireless. I don't feel like
stringing cable all over the house.

What I need are good low light wireless IP cameras.

Terry
On Jun 20, 2009, at 10:44 AM, James Sentman wrote:

>
> On Jun 20, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Terry and Heli wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> My outdoor lights are on an X-10 wall switch that has quit sensing
>> commands.
>>
>> Are there more durable and better looking options than the square
>> button switch from X-10?
>>
>> One of my cars was broken into last night. If motion sensor was
>> working it might not have happened.
>>
>> Time to put in cameras too I guess.
>
> WOW, that sucks!
>
> I've actually lost only 1 X10 switch our of the literally dozens that
> I've used and that was because of a hard short inside the wall burned
> the fuse wire inside the switch. I've never had one fail for any other
> reason, others have had worse luck though and just want for people to
> chime in telling you how horrid they think these switches are. I do
> not think they are horrid and even if you had to replace them every 10
> years it would still be a generation before they were as expensive as
> the next level up from that company that makes those switches that do
> X10 and that other protocol whos name we dare not speak ;) and frankly
> those other switches have a far worse failure rate around my house
> than the X10 ones do. Approaching 60% actually and I've got another
> one failing now refusing to let you control it locally.
>
> One thing that can happen is that the code wheels can get corroded
> contacts and mess up the address, might try just spinning them around
> once or twice to clean them up a bit and seeing if it comes back to
> life. I assume you can still turn it on and off locally? Or is it
> totally dead? These are available off ebay as replacements very
> cheaply now, so even if you have to replace it there wont be a big
> monetary sense of loss.
>
> If you decide to get an IP camera drop me a note and lets be sure it's
> one that you can connect to XTension for recording when motion sensed
> and such.
>
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
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>
>
>
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