Re: 2 100amp panel coupler help needed

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

carlford wrote:
> Dan Lanciani,
> Like the others here I have been a fan of yours for over 9 years and
> thanks for looking at my problem.  Phil suggested the following in this
> cut and paste from his email to me.
>
> " As far as you question on "the 2 100amp panel installation ???", I
> wrote most of those old articles from 1996 through 2001.  My
> responsibilities have since changed and I am no longer in that
> position.
>
> However, having said that, let me see if I can give you some things to
> consider.
> 1.  First, unless you know that you have a problem with noise or
> signals coming "onto" your house from the outside, I would not suggest
> using the filter-blocks.
> 2.  If your two 100-amp panels are side-by-side and fed from the same
> transformer (and, most likely, the same meter), you should be able to
> treat them as one big 200 amp panel.
> 3.  If you can (and you are willing to experiment, and you answered
> 'true' to the two conditions above), order a CR234 and have your
> electrician remove the two filter-blocks and the 6201, then install the
> CR234 into one of the panels.  It probably will not matter which panel,
> but if I was forced to make a choice, I would put it on the panel with
> the most X-10 controlled devices.
> 4.  Please be aware that your problem also could be noise or some other
> signal related issue, but buying a new CR234 is less expensive than
> buying (and then trying to learn how to use) the necessary test
> equipment.  Plus, it is far less expensive than hiring me to
> troubleshoot it for you.  Therefore, I am basing my recommendation only
> on the information you have provided.
>
>    Good luck, and I hope we are both right. "
>
> As far as the difference when moving the 6201 from panel A to B the
> only thing I can think of is that CM15A and Comfort's Tw523 are located
> on circuits in panel A.
>
> Dave,
>
> As always appreciate you keeping up with this.  There are 60+ recievers
> and all of them are X-10's.  I also think the 6201 would ping pong with
> a CR234 also simply because I know first hand that they will do so with
> a simpler PR511 under certain conditions.
>
> I will look up Tom Morgan on worthington's discussions and see if he
> has any input.  I had read some of his articles and did not see an
> exact setup like this but I will ask him anyway and let him know of
> this discussion over here.
>
> Frank,
>
> Thanks again and as you look at this where would you suggest the
> Blocker be put in panel A, panel B or before the Y   ????.


Before the "Y" (as Dave illustrated) and in the closest panel to it.