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What you have was a popular automated lighting system in its day.  The relay
boxes are wired to the switch plates. Each load (circuit) has a separate
relay which can respond to an on and an off signal from the touch plate. The
rotating knob selects which relay is to receive a command and the on/off
button makes the connection. The 24V power supply is located in or next to
the relay boxes.

Some of these systems had a motorized "all lights on" for panic or alarm
hook-ups. When the panic button is pressed, the ON command is activated
while a small motor moves a rotor around, sequentially activating each
connected load. The visual effect is quite dramatic as lights all around the
home come on in rapid sequence.

To activate any specific circuit, you can wire an external relay to
momentarily connect the 24V trigger to that circuit's relay. If you're
uncomfortable working with this sort of thing, consider hiring an
electrician. Try to find some old geaser whose been around long enough to
know about these systems.

If you want to make lights flash on and off, you might not want to do it
through the automated load centers. Doing so makes the relays work a lot
more than they were intended to and replacement parts may prove hard to get.
Instead, consider using dedicated, low voltage devices for the purpose.

For fire alarms, it is very important to use only ADA approved / UL listed
life safety devices. These are readily available online (my store, for
example) and through local alarm companies. Fire alarm components and
systems must be wired and installed in accordance with fire / electrical
code. This is not trivial so do give careful consideration if you are
inclined to do it yourself.

Regards,
Robert L Bass

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"Bowden Wise" <bwise@NYCAP.rr.com> wrote in message
news:8yM26.66994$7I.7894817@typhoon.nyroc.rr.com...
> Hi
>
> It's a General Electric model, there is no model number.  The house
> was built in 1965 it looks as if it was part of the original house.
> There are two switch plates -- one in master bed room, the
> other near teh garage -- which have 2 dials (one for off, the
> other for on) with 12 ticks for 12 different rooms.
>
> In the garage there are two electrical boxes also General Electric
> called Remote Control Relay Center... again I can't see a model
> number or anything... not even sure if these boxes are related
> to the dial panels.  The boxes say they have 24 volt/60 cycle
> relays, with branch circuits,
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> Claus V. <claus_vader@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:92fvmv$omj$1@autumn.news.rcn.net...
>
> > This is a very frequent question here and there are innumerable ways to
> help
> > you to do what you want but the first question is - can you tell us more
> > about what's already there?  You said "Lighting Control Panel"  Can you
> tell
> > us the controller name, equipment nameplate, model number, instruction
> > manual description?  Anything you can provide would be helpful. That way
> we
> > can tailor a response that's most appropriate to what you already have
> (and
> > therefore most likely the least expensive route).
>
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