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- 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
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- Organization: The Electronics Workbench - Cumberland Maine
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- In article <1992Dec21.155030.4154@src.honeywell.com> lowry@src.honeywell.com writes:
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- >
- 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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