{"id":748,"date":"2011-09-27T16:22:46","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T00:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/?p=748"},"modified":"2015-08-01T11:52:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T19:52:56","slug":"make-timer-wireless-remotes-work-on-lite-fx-fog-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/item\/make-timer-wireless-remotes-work-on-lite-fx-fog-machines","title":{"rendered":"Make Timer & Wireless Remotes Work On Lite F\/X Fog Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lite F\/X 1741 fogger was cheap and readily available a few years ago.\u00a0 Many of us have one or more of them that still work great.\u00a0 One down-side to these fog machines is that it’s tough to find fog timer remotes and wireless remotes that actually work with them.\u00a0 I’ll show you how to make common remotes that are readily available work with these foggers.<\/p>\n

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When you go down to your local party store, they have fog remotes that have the same kind of connector as the Lite F\/X units have, so you’d think that they would be compatible.\u00a0 It’s true that several manufacturers use IEC-320 C13\/C14 connectors, but Lite F\/X uses one pinout and everybody else uses a different one.<\/p>\n

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Pin<\/strong><\/td>\nFunction<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L<\/td>\nLine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
N<\/td>\nNeutral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
O<\/td>\nOutput<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The above schematic is drawn as if you are looking at the male connector that is attached to the remote from the pin side.\u00a0 The first thing we notice is that the button connects the same two pins together when you press it.\u00a0 This explains why simple button-and-light remotes from other manufacturers work on the Lite F\/X foggers (even though the lights act a little weird), but when you get a fancier remote that requires power from the machine, it does not work.<\/p>\n

Most foggers that use this type of connector have the same 3 signals on their pins: Line, Neutral and Output.<\/p>\n