From: <ko...@at...> - 2002-01-16 17:43:49
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Aren't they returnable to X10. Agreed it'd be a short lived hobby at $50/module. I think www.hopco.com has them cheaper, though their price has been creeping up. Check out ido's site. I vaguely seem to remember something about halogen lights (with dimmer circuits) causing the CM11A modules to get very confused (maybe to the point of blowing a component?). Kevin > In the last month, I've gone through three CM11a's. I've tried different > outlets, a different computer (in case my serial port was somehow spiking), > and then I plugged my UPS into the same outlet so I could log spikes or > dips, but nothing abnormal is showing up. Basically, I get the new module, > plug it in, everything works fine, a couple days later, reboot, and > MisterHouse won't start. Remove the CM11 from the mh.ini, and MH starts up > but obviously won't do all the nifty X10 stuff I use it for. Add a new > CM11, and it works fine for another week or two, then bang, stops working. > > I stopped after 3, because that was all I had in the "junk drawer." But at > $50 a pop for new ones, this is not going to be a cheap issue to debug. :^) > > On a related note, anyone know where I can get cheaper CM11's without all > the software and additional modules and remotes? Or has anyone had similar > issues, and can it be fixed with a soldering iron? > > -Jeff > |