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Re: X10 signal problems...



Install a coupler/repeater. The repeater portion will amplify and
re-broadcast the signal.



<mike2711@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> OK, last night I tried a few things. I turned on the fluorescent light
> in the master bedroom, I was able to turn off the transformers. I then
> turned on the 3 portable heaters 1 by 1 and the transformers turned off
> every time! I don't think the Signalinc bridge will work because the
> controller and modules are all on one phase, in fact they are all on
> one circuit. I can't imagine the signal not being strong enough because
> the controller (photocell) on the outside is about 2 feet from one of
> the modules! Is it possible that the Leviton 6308 just simply isn't
> sending the "off" command every morning? I called Leviton and spoke
> with a tech guy and he said he uses the same photocell for his
> landscape transformers. He had the same problem and bought a
> Boosterlinc which resolved the issue, BUT Boosterlincs are about $100
> and that's an expensive gamble! Is it possible the Leviton doesn't
> output a strong enough signal? When it does send the "off" command it
> does control a module upstairs on the other side of the house though,
> so how could it be a weak signal? Any ideas?
>




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