Re: X10 Problems

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Weird! I seem to recal the units were extra warm before I tossed them
in the garbage. Maybe just cont. Tx would explain that.

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It's the 14-2 in the wall - my use of the extension was just to
> illustrate
> the cause. I can start/stop it using units plugged into a power
> strip by
> reorienting the antenna but some people reported they were never
> able to
> cure it. Some units are more susceptible than others with the TM751
> being
> the worst.
>
> "John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>These units hang up and will not stop transmitting until unplugged
>>completely. There are no cords in proximity to the vertical antennae
>>(save the 14/2 in the wall).
>>
>>Does this sound like the same problem? Will it stop by just
>>reorienting the antenna or does it take powering down? I got rid of
>>the offending units (or was it two now?) and it hasn't done it for a
>>few years now.
>>
>>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> That sounds very much like the "endless dim syndrome" I mentioned
>>> earlier.
>>> This seems to be mostly a function of the household wiring. Some
>>> have
>>> resolved it by changing the location of the transceiver or
>>> changing
>>> the
>>> orientation of the antenna. Some have never found a cure.
>>>
>>> I can induce it at will (by aligning the antenna with a live
>>> extension cord)
>>> in any of the X-10 made transceivers. I have been unable to induce
>>> it in the
>>> Leviton HCPRF All Housecode Transceiver.
>>>
>>> "John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On a few occasions I have founbd the system locks up also. This is
>>>>due
>>>>to the wireless receievers flooding the powerlines with noise.
>>>>Unplugging them and back in again resets the units and away they
>>>>go
>>>>just fine for another few months.
>>>
>>>
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