Re: X10 signals

["jrboden11" <jrboden@xxxxxxx>]

Check out this http://www.user.dccnet.com/middleton/home%20automation%
20secret.htm - solved one of my problems.


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Jon







--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "John Nye" <john@w...> wrote:
> Thanks for the pointers Mike.
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> I was a bit spoilt in my last house as everything I did with x10=20
just seemed to work!
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> Had an interesting day yesterday pluging & unpluging all sorts
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kit, whilst feeding in x10 at various places on the wiring circuit to=20
see what the effect was. So far I seem to have a noisy washer/dryer,=20
Sony TV and also the wallwarts for the fuji's -:(     But the effect=20
varies depending on where I feed in x10 (via a TM12 transceiver).
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> Oh well off to have another go & try & make some sense of it
all!
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> John
>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: mike=20
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
>   Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 5:41 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X10 signals
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>   HI John=20
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>   Welcome to the wonderful world of X10=20
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>   Something is killing the signal on the new box
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>   Try unplugging things until you can see old to new
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>   You might be able to cure it then by use of filters
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>   [TVs/ PC=A1=C7s and switch mode PSU=A1=C7s have a habit of killing
X10
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>   I have run a dedicated ring for X10 where it is needed
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>   I have a few touchlinc controllers and alarm clocks (forget there=20
name)
>   controlling HomeVision this only works successfully with all the=20
mains
>   connections on the same ring.
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>   It isn=A1=C7t an exact science BUT I can guarantee that just
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the
>   consumer units will not fix all the problems
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>   Mike
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>     _____=20=20
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>   From: John Nye [mailto:john@w...]=20
>   Sent: 30 October 2003 16:39
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: [ukha_d] X10 signals
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>   Hi,
>   Having a few problems getting x10 signals around the house &
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thought I
>   knew why - but now not so sure!!=20
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>   1.Original part of the house is on one consumer unit and if I=20
plug my CM12U
>   in there I can get a signal around all sockets on this unit.=20
Newer part of
>   house is on another consumer unit and no way can I see any x10=20
signals.
>   Therefore thought a single consumer unit might be the answer.
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>   2. If I do it the other way (CM12U off new consumer unit) its a=20
little
>   strange in that I cannot see any x10 on the old consumer unit=20
(which I would
>   expect) but also many sockets on the new unit cannot see x10! So=20
I am
>   confused!!
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>   Am reluctant to go down the (expensive) replacement route unless=20
I am fairly
>   sure it is going to work as both units are fairly modern RCD=20
units.
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>   At the moment I have an extention lead from the old bit of the=20
house into my
>   office (new bit of house) where I have the CM12U plugged in so=20
that atleast
>   I can control what is going on in the old bit of the house (where=20
I need
>   most control) - does that make sense? Well it certainly doesn't=20
to SWMBO who
>   is not too keen on the lead wandering down the corridor - I keep=20
telling her
>   its only temporary!!!
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>   Any clues anyone??
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>   John
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