How to disable X10 manual turn-on "feature"?

[Jack Edin]

Hello,

I have a 20 watt halogen lamp that I use to read while in bed.

I power it using a 12-volt power brick. This one is a 60-watt switching
powersupply, so it's output is regulated, etc.

It is a nice unit...

I'm using an appliance module to turn it on, and off. But it prefers ON...!

In fact when I use an X10 Maxi-controller to turn it off, I can count to
4 and it turns itself back on again!!

Great if you're afraid of the dark... No more than 4 seconds of darkness
allowed!

Thanks X10...!

So am I correct to presume that if I mod the module, and remove it's
manual turn-on feature, I may get it to work properly??

If so...

Can somebody point me to the how-to site, showing me how to preform said
mod?

Thanks, in advance!

Jack
:)

[BruceR]

The answer is here: http://www.geocities.com/ido_bartana/

From:Jack Edin
nospam@logicunlimited.com

> Hello,
>
> I have a 20 watt halogen lamp that I use to read while in bed.
>
> I power it using a 12-volt power brick. This one is a 60-watt
> switching powersupply, so it's output is regulated, etc.
>
> It is a nice unit...
>
> I'm using an appliance module to turn it on, and off. But it prefers
> ON...!
> In fact when I use an X10 Maxi-controller to turn it off, I can count
> to 4 and it turns itself back on again!!
>
> Great if you're afraid of the dark... No more than 4 seconds of
> darkness allowed!
>
> Thanks X10...!
>
> So am I correct to presume that if I mod the module, and remove it's
> manual turn-on feature, I may get it to work properly??
>
> If so...
>
> Can somebody point me to the how-to site, showing me how to preform
> said mod?
>
> Thanks, in advance!
>
> Jack
> :)

[Jack Edin]

Bruce,

Wow!

I like this site - very informative...!

Thankx!!

Jack
:)

> The answer is here: http://www.geocities.com/ido_bartana/