out of stock X10 Gear Being Dumped by Smarthome (up to 95% off)
This was posted 9 months 13 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Smarthome is dropping its x10 gear and are dumping all their existing stock. X10 alarm clock $1, remote controls for $2.50 light sockets $5 etc…
X10 Lighting Kits are $20
Quite good I just spent $500 bucks there.
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Yeah they are pushing zwave. X10 is still good because its ubiquitous (eg lots of manufacturers make it). Only issue is finding an IR to RF/X10 adapter so i can get my harmony working with it all.
Lots of sensors, remotes, lighting control stuff. Relays to hook it up to my automation module on my alarm system.Added up what it would have cost with the outrageous RRPs and it would have been $4400.
I believe you probably just need the lighting control kit (remote, transceiver and light fitting) that will allow you to control a light and a power point.
Make sure you pick bayonet if you have normal globes. If you have edison you can buy the other kit.
If you need a PC I think you need the PC interface kit. I ordered a PC control box and the PC interface and downloaded the software. Not sure if thats all i need.
+1 voteYep that is one reason. The second is the extreme low pricing, and third is the hammering the site is taking. All of those combined means it's probably over 75% chance of going all pear shaped.
They are going to get ti work on Monday and check their system and say WTF!!!!!!!!!
Crownanchor on 11/08/2012 - 22:37 ¶Seems to be the way the checkout is programmed, same happened for me, regarding postage, it looks like orders over $100 are free. The order confirmation shows a shipping address and there are no details for pick up. Just wondering if there really are stocks, no items are sold out yet after the large number of orders, which seems odd.
cardiology on 11/08/2012 - 19:55 ¶Took me 45mins to do the checkout after repeated attemps, finally ordered some. Not sure whether they have stocks or not actually.
You need to choose the State and then type in the postal code before the window for shipping will show up.
Yeah, just got an order in… took a while
Mini HTPC Keyboard and Built-in 3D Mouse AK003BN0 $25.00 1 $25.00
X10 Socket Module Receiver - Screw LM15ES $5.00 20 $100.00
PC to RF X10 Interface CM19 $5.00 1 $5.00
X10 Controller - Program on your PC CM12 $20.00 1 $20.00
X10 RF Wall Switch Controller SS13 $10.00 2 $20.00
X10 Lighting Kit - Screw (3-piece) HX003SA0 $20.00 1 $20.00Will work out what to do with that stuff later!
backslashio on 11/08/2012 - 20:40 ¶Only want an iPad stand, not sure if I want to pay $15 shipping for it though :(
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Based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X10_(industry_standard)
And this from SmartHome "1 x X10 RF Transceiver Interface Module - Interfaces up to 16 RF devices and remotes to your X10 system."
My understanding is that with one kit, that contain 1 X10 Transceiver, you can control up to 16 socket modules (4 adresses x 4 unit codes)
From here: http://www.letsautomate.com/10725.cfm?
"Setup
- Remove the light bulb from its socket and insert the LM15 into the light socket
- Insert a light bulb (see Technical Data below for maximum wattage) into the LM15.
- Turn the lamp switch on if appropriate
- Set any X-10 controller to the House Code and Unit Code you want want the LM15 to respond to
- Press the ON button (corresponding to the Unit Code you want the LM15 to respond to) on the X-10 controller three times, at about one second intervals. On the third press, the lamp will turn on signifying that the code has been learnt. To set the code from an IR7243 press the number three times only
- To change the code that the LM15 responds to, turn off the power to the unit, turn it back on and repeat the previous step within 30 seconds after applying power"So it looks like you can create 4 groups of 4 lights and turn each group on/off, or turn them all on/off at the same time… this is the worst case scenario…
Best case scenario is that each transceiver can handle 16 x 16 = 256 combination and that the remote can handle 4 transceivers… so way more sockets… (I think the best case scenario is more likely)….So I think you would only need one kit per house, one for your main, another for your holiday house for example… etc
So with 1 kit, you can buy minimum up to 15 sockets… and you can add up to another 3 transceiver
That's my interpretation and I think it makes sense
There is, but it's more expensive, $139 for 10 of them:
http://www.smarthome.com.au/17-lighting-control
Those of you who have a MythTV setup, you can incorporate light controls into your MythTV remote and FrontEnd. I believe (at least) some the modules listed there are those on sale.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Control-X10-modules-via-Myth...
The system was very susceptible to impulse noise. e.g. when I switch a wall switch on, a light somewhere else would turn on or off. Annoying. There was a capacitor mod floating around that's meant to fix it, but it was too much hassle so I stopped using it and switched to an RF system.
Maybe I should just wait for z-wave to become cheaper.
Put in 2 orders, one last night and another one this morning. Gets a positive from me because its a great deal. Now just hope they can supply because I spent hours researching how the stuff works and trying to get orders to go through. The older I get the more $ value I put on my time and this one tooks heaps.
+2 votesSteveAndBelle on 12/08/2012 - 11:53 ¶I bought a HEAP of this stuff about 4 years ago when Bunnings were clearing it out (nowhere near as cheap as this mind you) to give to family members for Christmas presents but bought some basic kits for myself too. Setup and operation was very hit & miss and can be affected by all sorts of variables BUT with a bit/lot of fiddling you can get it to work well enough in most scenarios. Most of the stuff still works but none of us actually use it anymore as other methods have since been realised (hardwiring mainly).
I have just bought a few more bits & pieces as this post has made me re-think using it for a new purpose so fingers crossed I can get it all working. Definitely not a perfect, hassle-free solution but at these prices it worth giving it a go for sure. Whatever you do, plan to blow an entire weekend fiddling around with it to make it do what you need OK!
- Crownanchor on 12/08/2012 - 15:04 ¶
X10 allows devices to be switched on/off remotly such as lights, appliances, watering systems etc.
X10 is good as many vendors support it, but its a little old and z wave looks like it has many advantages, but its a closed protocol.
Im looking at using Arduino to control devices, as its more customisable, and probably cheaper than z Wave.
- Crownanchor on 12/08/2012 - 19:28 ¶
Raspberry pie + slice of pie, + microcontroler boards, could also do that, but its still hard to pick up raspberry pies for a good price.
Now it says:
"We're sorry, all X10 stock has been sold out over the weekend."
Did anyone else get this ?
(fair enough I think)Dear Customer,
We just wanted to let you know that we have been overwhelmed with orders over the weekend and as such it may take a few more days for your order to arrive. All orders will be processed in the order they were placed.
Thanks again for your order.
Kind regards,
The Smarthome Team.
Apparently there were 400 orders over the weekend. I rang today chasing an IR bridge and they told me that they are running off there feet.
I just got the email again for the order I did (i ordered two lots because I ordered some stuff for a friend) just before posting on here. So people on here should be getting them soon.
I got this today:
Dear Customer,
We have received your order and they will be processed in the order they came in.
Please note that we have received more orders then stock available so it is possible that you receive all, part or none of the products you ordered.If we are unable to ship your whole order, you will receive a notification in via email later this week. We will then make you a special offer or you can choose to have your order refunded in full.
Thanks for your patience.
I put in 2 orders. One Sat night and (after research) another Sun morning. The email is for the Sunday order. I phoned because it was the later of the 2 orders and I never got an email for my first order. The explanation was they were processing from the first order (moving forward) and sending these emails from the last order (moving backward). So I think it is an attempt to at least make contact with those at the bottom of the processing list and therefore least likely to get the goods. Hope my explanation makes sense.
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Is it because they are replacing it with newer tech?
What did you buy?