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From: tompkins@ttidca.TTI.COM (Pete Tompkins)
Newsgroups: rec.gardens,sci.electronics,misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: bsr x-10 for sprinklers, et al
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Date: 11 Aug 89 15:35:58 GMT
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In-reply-to: bfoss@goofy.apple.com's message of 7 Aug 89 19:26:33 GMT

In article <3387@internal.Apple.COM> bfoss@goofy.apple.com (Brad Foss) writes:
> way to do it, so your info is well timed. I am curious though, according 
> to your prices, I could buy an appliance module, ($12-$15), and a 
> step-down transformer ($10), and end up spending as much or less than 
			^^^^^
Radio Shack sells a 1/2Amp 26.5VAC transformer for $4.95.  My
sprinkler valves require 400ma to start and 200ma to hold open, so a
1/2 amp transformer is quite adequate, and probably cheaper than a
relay scheme.

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