Re: HELP: Electrical fault involving an X10 appliance module

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'wonder if there's a way to sense such things, using a current-
monitor, say, and comparing traces with previous cycles ... looking
for reducing current levels, or increasing noise, or whatever ...
'wonder if this is something (eg) Idratek could cover ?

Chris


On 10 May 2007, at 17:12, Mark Hindess wrote:

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> On 10 May 2007 at 15:45, ukha@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>>> Which is most likely cause of a fried neutral pin on a plug
that
>>> was plugged in to an X10 appliance module? The appliance,
plug, or
>>> module?
>>>
>>> For picture see:
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>>>   http://www.propercustard.co.uk/fault/
>>>
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>> Impossible to tell from the picture.
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>> It has got hot because of a bad connection that generated head.
Could
>> be an ill fitting plug/socket connection but most likely is a
loose
>> screw in the plug.
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>> You need to disassemble BOTH items to see if there is a loose
>> screw in
>> either of them.
>>
>> Keith
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> Thanks for the comments.  I've added some more pictures.  It looks
> like
> the plug sustained very little damage so I'm guessing it might have
> "started" at the appliance module though it's hard to see
exactly what
> might have happened to it.  I've got quite a few of these appliance
> modules so this has me a little concerned.
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> The appliance was still working and it was only chance that meant I
> found this problem at all.
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> -Mark.
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