RE: X10 Devices "bouncing"...

["Phillip Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Whoo Hoo! Thanks Keith ... thanks for digging out the info and sending it
on
sir. You're all wonderful people and I love you all...

[Hollywood style sobbing and sniffing....]

Phil

By the way ... are you guys watching CH4 and Faking It? This is a pearler!



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 April 2001 22:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X10 Devices "bouncing"...
>
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> you need to disable local control on the module. I have the details
> somewhere but cant find them just at the moment.
>
> what is happening is that after you turn it off, the leakage
> current for the
> local control is varying as the Switch Mode PSU
> charges/discharges. The X10
> module detects this as you (the PSU) trying to activate local control
and
> switches on.
>
> The mod involves cutting a link on the board. I have successfully done
the
> one on my dishwasher. If I can find the diagram I will send you a copy
> direct.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 April 2001 21:50
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] X10 Devices "bouncing"...
>
>
>
> Anyone come across this before...
>
> An appliance module (in this case designated A5) is sent an off
> command ...
> it turns off ... a few seconds later it turns back on again. This is
the
> same whether I send the off command from my Pronto or directly from a
> tabletop controller which is plugged into the adjacent socket (so that
> distance isn't a factor). Other appliance modules in the same
> locale are not
> affected in the same way and I have used HomeVision to log X10
broadcasts
> and all I get is the sending of the house and unit code "A5"
> followed by an
> "off" command.
>
> I've tried several different appliance modules and they all do the
same.
> I've tried changing the X10 address of the module and it still does
the
> same.
>
> Unplug the load and it works fine ... so, it has to be something
> to do with
> the load yeah?
>
> Guess what the load is ... it's the damn PSU for the QuadScan again!
>
> Phil
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