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Re: General X10 question

Subject: Re: General X10 question
From: Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 03:04:53 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.home.automation
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:27:10 +1000, Gargamil wrote:

> What eats the signals from my Ocelot?  I know if I plug my laptop into the
> same power point as a lamp module I cannot turn on that light.  What other
> gear eats X10 signals.
>
> g

It's probably a matter of the laptop power supply generating
enough RF noise on the power line that the X10 signal is swamped.
A lot of appliances with switching power supplies will do this -
including some TV's, UPS's, stereos.

Regards,
Charles Sullivan

References:
- General X10 question
  - From: Gargamil

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