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Re: Newbie Advice needed



Please elaborate on why you say that.

"Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Based upon the questions you have asked in this posting and others,
>you should hire an electrician to install the coupler/repeater.
>
>"Free" <Free-spam-me-not@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fu4ca1pita1um203f3tp9rg4pdvrlqb4l0@xxxxxxxxxx
>> I probably mis-spoke.   By "three phases" I only meant to describe the
>> two hot and neutral wires.  I apparently stumbled into a term-of-art
>> that I did not intend.  So, if I have an ordinary residential setup,
>> where would I best install the coupler/repeater?  And, does the
>> auxiliary or secondary breaker panel present any problems for sending
>> PLC signals through the entire house?  Thanks!
>>
>> "Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >"Free" <Free-spam-me-not@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:q3h9a1dhp9q75h4ko15rfqfu9oqfohguup@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Now I have a question on where is best to install the
>> >> coupler/repeater.  There are three places in my house where the three
>> >> phases are readily accessible: 1) the main breaker panel, 2) the
>> >> kitchen stove, 3) an upstair "auxiliary" breaker panel.
>> >>
>> >> One concern I have is whether the circuits off the auxiliary panel are
>> >> somehow isolated from the main panel and its circuits.  Will PLC
>> >> signals traverse the main and auxilary circuits?
>> >>
>> >> If the best signal propogation would come from installing the
>> >> coupler/repeater at the main breaker, then I will do that.  But, I
>> >> would prefer putting it at the stove (just for reasons of convenience
>> >> - simpler to kill just the stove power vs. the whole house and I don't
>> >> have to pull open an entire panel to reach the wires).  Would it be
>> >> just as good to put it at the stove?
>> >>
>> >
>> >If you believe your residence uses three phase electrical power, you should
>> >hire an electrician to install the coupler/repeater.  Most homes receive 240 volt
>> >split phase service from a 240v utility transformer with a center tapped
>> >secondary winding.  Read the labeling on your electrical service meter.
>> >You might notice the words "single phase".
>> >
>> >If you don't understand how electrical power is distributed in your home,
>> >you can create an unsafe (life threatening) condition with "do-it-yourself"
>> >modifications.
>>



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