I take it there is no 12V trigger input? You could always build an outlet box with a 12V relay that could be driven off a preamp or something. Another alternative, although more costly, is what I have done--use a PS Audio Power Director, which is a non-current limiting power control center. Has an IR remote (you can get codes off http://www.remotecentral.com or you can configure it to turn on/off zones with a 12V trigger.
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X-10 is a power line carrier home automation system. You can get an RF remote that interacts with a radio box that plugs into an outlet to "send" commands to addressable outlets. You need to replace the outlets--probably need 20A heavy duty outlets. I'm not sure if you can get an IR remote for X-10, the ones I've seen are all RF, so they aren't very compatible with other home automation things, like prontos. Go to http://www.smarthome.com and poke around in the X-10 section. I played around a bit with X-10, and I think I like some of the other systems better--Lutron's RadioRA, for example. 'Course, these are whole house automation systems, so they can get pretty dear. If you are looking at home automation already, is there something you are installing anyway? If that is the case, can you get an addressable outlet? |