RE: More dead CM12Us

["Alistair Watkins" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Strange,

I bought the ActivHome kit cheap from homebase, I got an extra 20% off as
they were closing down too :)

My CM12U suddenly died one day, and I took it back on its own (without the
light and appliance modules) and got a full refund of £80 or whatever..
Response PLC was still about and I managed to get another ActivHome kit
for £30 from their website, so I was quids in really :)

since then both the lamp and appliance modules have failed.. and the app
module I got from PC World didnt even last a day!

Ah, if things were built to last :)

ali


Chris Williams said:
> Malcolm,
>
> Mine died a while ago.  I sent it back to HomeBase under warrantee.  I
> attached the following which would indicate a system fault:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/ido_bartana/CM11Aoverheating.htm
>
> They refused to fix it and asked me how I wanted then to dispose of
it.
> Wasn't best pleased.
>
> I had another one bought cheap like yours, so just gave up as I wasn't
> using
> it at the time.
>
> I decided to use the other one a few days ago - brand new - no joy! 
Well
> pissed off.
> I noticed that it can receive ok but can't transmit!  I am hoping that
> with
> time I can fix it?
>
> Not much help, but I understand your frustration.
>
> PS  I have noticed that placing a Wi-Fi AP near a X10ME (unintelligent
> interface) caused it to be unable to transmit!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: m_surgenor [mailto:zen8432@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 18 November 2003 22:59
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] More dead CM12Us
>
>
>
> When I came home tonight I knew something was wrong straight away as
> there was no lights on and all the curtains were still open!  :-)   A
> quick check revealed I could send any X10 commands via HomeSeer.
> Pulled out my CM12U and discovered that the fuse had gone. Replaced
> that - still no joy.  I recalled all the previous threads about
> locked up CM12's so I tried all the documented fixes for that - left
> it unplugged for some time, removed the batteries, reset it by
> plugging it into an appliance module, etc, etc. Still no joy.
>
> Then I remembered I'd once bought a spare one cheap when Homebase
> stopped selling X10 so dragged that out of the loft - brand new and
> never used. Still no joy.
>
> Next I tried Dan Toma's Serial Port Communication Analyzer (SPCA)
> program and used the CM12 specific test.  On both of my CM12's I get
> an "X10 Communication Error".  What does this mean?
>
> Next step will be to try another serial port on the PC but a) I've
> never experienced a serial port failure before (ever) and b) it's a
> major job to strip out my 'node zero' to get into the back of my
> HomeSeer PC...
>
> Any other thoughts before i try this?
>
> Malcolm
>
> PS this setup has been working like this for years and it's a number
> of weeks since I made any changes.
>
>
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