Recent content by MrSpock

Thanks Pete.  I plan on getting another PIM for my office PC just as you recommended.

Just installed the HAI PIM to my OPII panel.  In Dealer PC Access under expansion/serial I set serial port 5 to UPB since that is the port its plugged into.  Now what?  What else is involved in setting up the PIM for the panel?  I'm sure its not hard, just don't know the procedure.   FYI, I...

I tried to contact Dan via the "contact us" link at the bottom of the web page, but no luck.  I just tried to contact him via the PM system but can't find him.  There is no "electron", but a few people with that word plus more appended at the end.  Tried Dan too, but I don't know his last name...

One of the items I've been slowly getting to work in my new house is the Nuvo Grand Concerto.  I bought the GC with expander, installed everything myself (electronics, wiring, speakers) and it seems to be working well.  Now comes the hard part; getting the music sources setup so it all works...

So when did the site upgrade?  I PM'd Dan/Electron a week ago but not heard back.  I'd like to be an active participant again but don't want to start all over.

Hey thanks for the detailed info.  I have no attic access in any of my outdoor/stucco cans.  And I hate messing with stucco.  I think I'll need to get some advice from Home Depot or whomever on removal of that can from stucco.  If I screw it up I'll never hear the end of it and other automation...

The 6 inchers mentioned by AZ and W2P both look good.  Each has their advantages.  The CER6730WH is very easy to retrofit, but the diffuser is not inset.  The ECO-FD6-625L-27K-E26 is inset and probably retrofits my incandescents ok, but mechanically it looks to be very difficult to retrofit my...

The warm white is 960 lumens, probably closer to 90W.  Really only need 60W equivalent.    With that kind of wattage I'll be dimming it almost all the time.

I'm starting to think about upgrading the 6 inch can lights in my home.  Some are 4 pin florescent and some are incandescent.  Over at superbrightLEDs.com I found a good looking retrofit can light, the DLD-WW13W.  Its a dimmable, instant on, warm white unit for $50.  If I replace all of them I...

I sold my previous house in Dec 2012 with some older automation.  My realtor was nervous about it.  It was mostly X10 based with Homeseer on a PC, but very stable.  I got lucky as the buyer was an engineer (like myself) and he embraced it.  Last I heard he was upgrading to Z-wave.   I think...

I've not been back in about a year.  My old account is gone, after having it for 5 years.  I had to create a new one.  I also see that it no longer accepts spaces in the user name.   What happened????