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Rod Speed

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On Sun, 16 Jun 2019 13:13:32 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 6/16/2019 12:36 PM, Rod Speed wrote:

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On 6/15/2019 11:19 PM, wrote:
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There are also relay based low voltage systems that have been around
for well over a half a century.

IBM used these RR7 system relays when they built the Gaithersburg
complex in the early 60s.
The relay sticks in a 1/2" KO with the switch part in the box and the
low voltage coil outside. They are latching relays so one wire turns
it on and one turns it off with no limit to the number of low voltage
switching locations.
https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server3900/wlejmk/products/1128/images/16368/ge-relay-solenoid-rr7__46679.1481834496.310.310.jpg?c=2

Yeah, many alternatives are _possible_; just getting the existing to
its new home will be good enough altho that one additional switching
location would potentially be useful. I might see if there's another
route to get that functionality as well altho actually on reflection
there isn't really a great location to mount the other side switch--as
actually the way I described to Micky of being four entrances with
only one not switched is really not quite true -- two aren't switched
because the wide opening into the entry area doesn't have any switches
on its wall because there is essentially no wall--they opened up that
wall almost entirely so the switches at the exterior wall serve the
purpose. We're making that distance longer by expanding the entry way,
albeit not but by another couple feet.

I guess I could cut in a box on the N wall at the east end...have to
think about that if can get in there to pull a feed w/o more
demolition than think its worth in the end...

Or you could use the Philips Hue system there. The switches arent wired
and they dont have any batterys either, they work by kinetic energy.

Not cheap but can be cheaper than rewiring.

Not seen that before..._WAY_ over the top to save a couple of steps once
in a while!!

Can't imagine living in such a way one would have to have a router to
turn the lights on/off or an app to set things up. Ain't agonna'
happen...

Same here, keep it simple.

Much simpler not having to fart around with any wired switches at all.