[rescue] [RESOLUTION] APC MasterSwitch alternatives

[Ethan O'Toole]

>> From: "Ethan O'Toole" <ethan at 757tech.net>
>> Date: 2004/08/30 Mon PM 09:09:54 GMT
>> To: "The Rescue List" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>> Subject: Re: [rescue] [RESOLUTION] APC MasterSwitch alternatives
>
>> Hah! I had this wonderful idea a few years ago. Binary counter IC, 1000
>> watt linear amplifier, X-10 remote, and a scheme to get the antenna up
>> high.
>
> X10 power controllers are "carrier current", not RF - as such, it doesn't
> cross over tranformers - "broadcasting" would be quite hard...

The big remote control that many people use that talks to the carrier
current connected module (the one with the big telescoping antenna) is uh,
RF.

:-)


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