Re: 3 broken WS12As?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

What is the exact sequence of commands? What addresses?

If you are sending On/Off commands with a palmpad, the switches _should_
respond. If you are expecting all to respond to Dim/Bright commands, it
depends on the exact command sequence.

"random735" <random735@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I ordered 3 WS12As (new, in packaging).  When they arrived my troubles
>began...  I used two of them to replace smart-home appliance(relay)
>decora switches which had been working fine those locations (but i
>wanted dimming capability, hence the swap-out.  my loads are all
>incadescent).
>
>Wired them all up, local control works fine.  Turning them off remotely
>once they are turned on works fine.  Now here's the tricky part:
>
>If i turn one off, then hit another button on my palmpad, then try to
>turn the original light back on, it is now unresponsive to any X10
>commands i send, until i locally toggle the light.  In otherwords, the
>switch responds fine if you "initialized it" by starting it on and
>turning it off w/ X10, but as soon as another PLC signal goes out over
>the line, it seems to become unresponsive to any X10 commands.  This
>behavior is identical for all 3 switches, i've moved my transceiver
>around, etc etc etc.....
>
>Has anyone seen/heard of anything like this?  I hate to think I managed
>to get 3 bum units.
>
>Thanks.