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Low Voltage Lighting Question

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I have the ISY 994i with Z-Wave.

 

I also have an old hardwired outdoor low voltage light controller with the physical wheel and pop up tabs to control when the outdoor landscape lighting will go on an off. I have to adjust it several times a year and on nights when I want to do some star gazing, I have to go turn off the breaker. It plugs into the outside outlet and has two 300 watt circuits each on a separate breaker in the controller.

 

I'm almost positive it's 48v but it could be 12v to the lights.

 

I would love to be able to replace it with something in my Universal Devices Administrative Console and have it automatically go on at sunset and off at a specific time like midnight. I would also like to walk to my computer and turn it off on nights when I want to look at the stars. 

 

Does such a device exist? If so, what is it? 

Provide the make and model of the timer.

My low-voltage lighting transformer simply plugs into 110, so I have it run into an Insteon outdoor module. My transformer box doesn't have any sort of timer on it - it's just an on/off unit. But if you can somehow just leave yours in anpermanently on state bypassing the timer, then you can just plug it in and let the ISY control it.

Edited by ravedog

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My low-voltage lighting transformer simply plugs into 110, so I have it run into an Insteon outdoor module. My transformer box doesn't have any sort of timer on it - it's just an on off unit. But if you can somehow just leave yours permanent on state bypassing the timer then you can just plug it in and let the ISY control it.

I can't believe I totally overlooked this most obvious answer.... Thanks - I feel stupid now.

No no! Not stupid. I do it all the time!

No no! Not stupid. I do it all the time!

 

That's why its called experience!

 

Ha . . .

That's why its called experience!

 

Ha . . .

Experience only works if you weren't sent from the factory in RO mode.

Experience only works if you weren't sent from the factory in RO mode.

 

Unfortunately the only solution for that is re-flash or hard reset!

 

And no, a six pack of Budweiser is not going to hard reset you. But, its safe to say you might have a few flashes.

 

Ha . . .

LOL

My low-voltage lighting transformer simply plugs into 110, so I have it run into an Insteon outdoor module. My transformer box doesn't have any sort of timer on it - it's just an on/off unit. But if you can somehow just leave yours in anpermanently on state bypassing the timer, then you can just plug it in and let the ISY control it.

I just did this with my new LV transformer. Mine actually has a plug inside the transformer box that plugs into an outlet within the same box (meant for this exact reason) so you can insert a timer/controller. Until I got my ISY/insteon setup running I had a cheap mechanical timer, but now I have a indoor on/off timer in the box.

 

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Edited by brianp6621

Thats one very similar to mine - so i plugged in a insteon appliance module to it's outlet. I know i said an outdoor module, i meant that... i have to many modules!

Edited by ravedog

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No no! Not stupid. I do it all the time!

This is why I am not a pilot because the conversation would go something like this: "LAX this is flight 47 ready for landing. Please raise your runway to meet my wheels."

This is why I am not a pilot because the conversation would go something like this: "LAX this is flight 47 ready for landing. Please raise your runway to meet my wheels."

LMAO . . . [emoji13][emoji23]

 

 

Ideals are peaceful - History is violent

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