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Subject: Re: X10 Minicontroller on sale at Rip Shack for $5.00
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Date: 16 Oct 88 06:52:43 GMT
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In article <1740@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM> petel@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM (Pete Lancashire) writes:
>Just a note, the X10 Minicontroller and other some other X10 items are
>one sale at Radio Shack. The best buy is the Minicontroller for $4.95US.
>
>Also have the wall switch for $10.00US, the Duplex for $13.00US, etc.
>

Yea, best deal on the controller.  But I bought two of the wall
switches and they have a very large voltage drop across them.  (A
noticeable increase in bulb brightness when the unit is shunted.)
So take heed before loading up on those...