Recent content by mlester

Hi Marshall here. To get this off the ground please send some bad HAI OMNI products to my attn at PCS. Main boards, consoles, expansion, etc. If you know what doesn't work put a note on the part. I will send you some PCS switches or SPR's in return. Tell me what you want/need. To actually help...

Hi All - Marshall Lester here   Besides PCS, I started a small business just selling the LDS which I patented. LED Dimming Solutions at ldsdimming.com.   The blue LDS-R (R for resistive) is a pure resistor with proper protection (both a current fast acting fuse and a 130'C thermal fuse) so it...

Hi all - a 3 KVA transformer like that is about $300 new but you can find them on eBay for <$100. Find one with close cheap shipping since they weigh about $50 lbs. 5KVA is proportionately more.   Marshall

The owner, designer and founder Fred Kiko died last year. One of his grandchildren in Arizona has taken over.

Hi Newbie,   This is Marshall Lester at PCS. Ultimately responsible for all UPB in the universe.   If you want, you can call me at PCS and I will help you figure out your problems.   For all UPB people out there - note - the one worst UPB noise source is a Pentair Variflo pool pump. Small white...

Hi - Marshall from PCS.   Anyone that wants the wiring diagram for the Omni PIM-R Adapter (OPA) just email me. Also I put the wiring diagram on the App note (PWX_202_PIMR_to_OMNI_Adapter.pdf ) on our website. Also if you want one of these free and you already have a RS232 PIM just email me or...

I found this email from Intermatic. "The purchase order below will not be able to ship as both items (HA18C and CA3750) are obsolete and no stock is available. Thank you," But they are very careful not to just come out and tell the truth. Seems kind of wierd to me. Some distributor should...

I have heard from multiple sources rumors that Intermatic is dicontinuing it's Zwave product line. Does anyone know if this is true? Is there anything written from Intermatic confirming this?

I never have time to get into cocoontech - but these threads are GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so amazed an interesting idea I had in my garage 12 years ago has turned into this. Thanks everyone - on both sides or on top of the fence. Marshall Lester

There must be an easy answer to this. Since UPB X10 PCS IBM ATT etc only have 3 letters how do you do a good search on these here. When I try the site says you can't search on 3 letters. ZWAVE has 5 and ZIGBEE has 6 so it's easy to search. Isn't it kind of retarded that you cant search on X10...

Is this delay in going on in PCS switches - or only in Simply Automated switches? Is this noticable when: 1) the softstart ramping is turned on? (default) 2) When the switch is set to instant on on one tap? Or to non-dimming which is the same effect? 3) Using the double-tap as the instant...

About this - - "delay with the switches (while the switch waits to see if you double tap, etc). Many of my switches don't use doubletaps and I'd love to be able to disable this delay so the response is almost instantenous. For the switches I want doubletaps - let me choose that option." We can...

This is to Steve, "Last week an apparently relatively minor (based on the fact that there is no other discernable damage) power glitch took out 10 of my 15 switches." No normal surge should ever "take out" any UPB switch, let alone 10. Electrically they are pretty bulletproof. Are these PCS...

For several months now PCS has been rewiting the core receiving algorithms in order to attack the few noise sources that can effect UPB receiving. All comm can be effected by "noise" as it it defined for that particular physical layer method - it doesn't matter if its powerline, rf, hardwired...