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Article #15506Hot X-10 Module
From: Paula Stockholm
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 05:57
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 05:57
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In article <1992Dec21.155030.4154@src.honeywell.com> lowry@src.honeywell.com writes:
>
I can feel a fair amount of heat from the
> module through the switchplate when the lights are on. When off, the
> module is cold. Is this normal?
>
I think those things are rated at 300 Watts. Heat would be
normal. There is a triac which uses the front cover as its heat
sink. Check the rating of the module - you may be exceeding the
limit which - at best - will cause early failure.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!att!fang!gator!nlbbs!uupms!paula From: paula@nlbbs.UUCP (Paula Stockholm) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Hot X-10 Module Message-ID: <725608621snx@nlbbs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 05:57:01 GMT References: <1992Dec21.155030.4154@src.honeywell.com> Reply-To: paula@nlbbs.uucp Distribution: world Organization: The Electronics Workbench - Cumberland Maine Lines: 12