<div dir="ltr">Yep, still around. You can go to Amazon or <a href="http://x10.com">x10.com</a>, but the price has really gone up. I think the last few times my purchases were from ebay.<div><br></div><div>When I first started using X10 it was back in 1998. It was the easiest solution for my 240V dust collector at the time, and also the cheapest. I bought some combo pack from X10.com for about $50, and it came with 8 or so remotes, along with a receiver, some switches, some controlled outlets, etc. It also came with a computer interface that worked with Win95 and some universal remotes that could control your TV plus lights. My wife didn't like having the lights on a remote, so I ditched that idea.</div><div><br></div><div>I've been running X10 on my shop vacs and dust collector ever since. I've got a remote at each power tool station, plus a "floater". I've had to replace the dust collector outlet once, and one of the shop vac outlets once.</div><div><br></div><div>The parts are getting harder to find at a decent price. I've still got 3-4 of the lamp modules that I never use, and a couple replacement remotes. </div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,<br>-Steve<br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 3:28 PM Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-3455870756829767748">
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<p class="MsoNormal">X-10??? Is that stuff still around?? <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I initially used a wireless receiver used in security systems to turn my DC on and off. I had 3 or 4 remotes strategically placed around the shop. Worked well until apparently fine sawdust got into the remotes and the buttons became flakey.
Almost 20 years later I figured there had to be something better out there so I went on a quest. Found these car remote sized nifty dust proof and probably water tight on/off buttons and a tiny wireless receiver for dirt cheap from Banggood. Yeah, Joe and
Spud Dave, now Colorado Dave would have a fit about buying from them but it was all I could find that fit my plan. Plus the cost was low enough that if it was a failure, oh well. Struggled a bit understanding how to pair the remotes and receiver but once
I had it all working it is great. Little remotes at all the machines on the DC so I don’t have to go on a quest to find one that works anymore. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 09, 2023 11:27 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Steve Bigelow <<a href="mailto:sbig333@gmail.com" target="_blank">sbig333@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Woodworkers] Dust collection upgrade<u></u><u></u></p>
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BTW, didn’t we have conversations about this subject?<u></u><u></u></p>
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