Recent content by dwalder

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Guys, I used to work for the cable company many years ago. When I worked there the techs had special meters that were able to determine the DB level for the coax cable. The DB level helped to determine how much "signal" was coming into the customer’s house and into each TV set. I am currently...

Guys, I hope you can help me. I have purchased a monitor that that requires a wall wart. The wall wart is rated for 120V input and 12 volt output w/ 5amp max. The only problem is that the cord is not long enough and needs to be interfaced into another pre-existing cord. IE: Wall Wart...

Does any one know if this device will work with homeseer 2.x? Thanks, Dwalder

Cliff S, Thank you for the quick reply....I have already ran the single pair wire from the garage door opener (mounted on the celing) to the Elk as they are only about 15 feet apart. All I need to do is connect it to the Elk now. Thanks for your help

I think I may have answered my own question....According to the Elk Manual....Output 3 is a "Dry contact relay" and is rated for "4A @ 12-24 VDC"....According to what I know...this should handle what I need for right now. Could anyone give me the thumbs up before I do something stupid? Thanks...

Depending on your layout....you may want to look into asterisk. Asterisk is usually run on a Linux based system and if you do your configuration correctly, you could have telephones at your winter house, summer house and office all at the same time. Let me know if you want more information on...

Paul, Or others....how about output#3 on the M1G board...would this be considered a relay? Also how about the outputs? Or are the outputs designed to power an actual device therefore causing something to "blow" when using either output 3 or others? Thanks again, Dave

Guys, I have an Elk M1G hooked up...I have already installed a magnetic sensor on the garage door so I can sense when the door is open or closed. I have also programmed one of the keypad's "F" keys to show if the door is currently opened or closed. Now here is the question: I would like to...

Thank you robertmee.....this is exactly what I was looking for. -Dave

Guys, I have a situation where I need to mount a little RF reciever next to my plasma TV and "route" the IR signals to a closet behind the TV. (This type of situation is simmilar to a home entertainment center where all the components are in a cabbinet) In anycase I seem to like the offerings...

Hello, In my current house, the builder wired the rear speakers before the drywall was put up....These speakers are placed about 5 feet behind the couch, however they are facing downwards (as in towards the floor). There does not seem to be a way to place speakers in the rear wall which is a...

mbuster, I might be interested in being a beta tester, or at least finding out more about the product that you mentioned. I do not have any Zwave products but have standardized on Insteon primarily and X10 for a few modules. I have always felt that using a TV is a great output device and a...

Guys, I have been using Insteon for about 1-1.5 years now (ever since it came out). I have about 20 dimmers and relay switches thoughout my house along with several lamp dimmers/switches. I have now had to replace close to every switch in the house and am on the 2nd or 3rd one in most cases...

I am a user of the Insteon line. I have gotten frustrated waiting for the new products to arrive. It seems that "there will be an announcement any time now." I have also ran into many problems with the quality of the switches. I have about 25 running in my house right now and with in a few...