Re: Line Noise Interference Question

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

"Surge protector" power strips don't protect anything. Try things without
the powerstrip.

"Dimbo Spams" <cuervojose(remove)@jps.net> wrote:

>I have the computer etc plugged into a powerstrip I bought from X-10 to
>"correct" the problem. It didn't. I bought the smarthome filter plug and
>then plugged the power strip into it. It still interferes. Maybe I can try
>the computer directly into the smarthome filter, but that then eliminates
>the protection of the surge protector power strip? I am baffled..........
>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:42c7b521.184210752@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Dimbo Spams" <cuervojose(remove)@jps.net> wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.smarthome.com/4845ACF.HTML is the one I used, plus I am using a
>>>powerstrip that supposedly had one built into it also?
>>
>> It may be the powerstrip that is the signal eater. How do you have the
>> filter, powerstrip and PC connected?
>>
>> If it's wall plug -> powerstrip -> filter -> PC and you have to unplug the
>> powerstrip to eliminate the problem, the powerstrip is the likely evil
>> doer.
>>
>>
>> Try wall plug -> filter -> powerstrip -> PC.
>>
>> If that doesn't fix things then you may have a defective filter but I
>> think
>> the chances of that are very low. You can test it using wall plug ->
>> filter
>> -> lamp (or appliance) module. If you can control the module, the filter
>> is
>> defective.
>>
>> If it is the powerstrip, you can open it up and remove the capacitor.
>