From: Gary S. <gl...@ea...> - 2002-10-23 18:45:33
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Monte Freeman wrote: > > I can now talk to every x10 device in my house from the new RH8/mh 2.71 > box. Oddly enough, the 3 devices that I can't reliably talk to (1 wall switch > 1 lamp module, and one appliance module) are all in the same room with the > mh computer and only one circuit over (on the same phase) from the CM11. > > Looks like I'm going to have to go spend the money on one of the active > x10 bridges/repeaters instead of the passive x10 coupler I currently have > installed between the two phases. Your computer's power supply (or the UPS it's plugged into) is a strong candidate for the cause of these modules not working. PC switching power supplies can throw out an ungodly amount of noise. I quieted mine down with a plug-in noise filter. Worthington, Smarthome and others sell them for a lot less money than the cost of a repeater (especially when the repeater may not solve the problem if your PC supply is really noisy). Gary Sanders |