looking for heavy duty dimmer

[cooledspirit]

Hi,

does anybody know a dimmer capable of dimming lights up to <u></u>500 Watt<u></u> with <b></b><font color="red"></font id="red">STATUS REQUEST<b></b><font color="black"></font id="black"> possibility (meaning that the dimmer tells you in what state it is, and how it is dimmed ? [?]

If I understood correctly, having a light up to 500 Watt means your dimmer needs to have a higher capacity (double?) ? [:0]

I found the PLCBUS dimmer (some X10/A10 variant), which can manage up to 400 Watt. It can tell you the status, alas, it's only 400 Watt.

Suggestions or help is highly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Cooled Spirit

[Digit]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by cooledspirit</i>
<br />

I found the PLCBUS dimmer (some X10/A10 variant)
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Don't forget that PLCBUS is a completely different protocol.
See http://www.domoticaforum.eu/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1155 for more information about PLCBUS.

[cooledspirit]

Thanks for the input. To avoid confusion : the dimmer does NOT need to be PLCBUS, it's just an EXAMPLE ! I'm looking for a good alternative (no matter what system), the power of the dimmer is the most important topic !

[Lennart]

Hi Cooled Spirit,

How about this Xanura (A10/X10) device then?

http://www.waakzaamwonen.nl/catalog/pro ... w-modulair

700 Watt, modular.

(But now I think of it: it's an older Xanura module, so it may not support status request...)

Lennart

[cooledspirit]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by lennart</i>
<br />Hi Cooled Spirit,
How about this Xanura (A10/X10) device then?
700 Watt, modular.
(But now I think of it: it's an older Xanura module, so it may not support status request...)

Lennart
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Hi Lennart, thanks for your help, but indeed : it does not support status request.