Re: XPS3 Strangeness

["BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 David White wrote:
> BruceR wrote:
>> David,
>> Your assumptions about the SignalLinc & Booster are correct. The
>> Booster is a repeater and the Coupler is a passive connection.  Try
>> turning on your oven to see if control is any better - the oven acts
>> like a passive bridge.
>
> Thanks Bruce,
>
> I tried turning on the oven and that seems to make no difference. I
> also tried turning on my 240V shop heater in the garage to see.
> Again, no difference. I will try my dryer too but I suspect that I
> will get the same result.
>
> So it looks like an amplifier along with a bridge will be required.

You could also try X10's recommendation which is a .01mfd 600vdc
capacitor across the two legs as a cheapie coupler but the benefit may
be limited and the capacitor may explode (guess how I know that).
The expense of installing a 220 outlet should be no more than an hour of
an electrician's time, particularly if it's located next to the panel.
You might also be able to easily do it by your shop heater.

As for Bill's recommendation to simply dump your X10 stuff, I dumped
most of mine before the XTB was available in favor of Insteon. Insteon
works very well and is dual mode with X10 which makes transitioning
easier. However, now that the XTB is available, I put all the old X10
stuff in my second home and reliability is equal to Insteon so far.  Had
the XTB-IIR been available before I bought the Insteon stuff I wouldn't
have had to change.  I still use an XTB-IIR with the combined
Insteon/X10 installation at my primary home.