Re: Lamp module causes noise??

["Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<mike2711@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1133288746.310848.133630@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I finally got my Elk Meter and realized that I had virtually no signal
> in my living room/den circuit, with a substantial amount of noise. I
> finally traced it to a brand new Radio Shack branded lamp module. I
> replaced it with a Radio Shack branded appliance module, and now the
> signal is strong and the noise is gone! Is this normal? Aren't most
> modules the same just branded differently?
>

All X10 Lamp Modules will put noise on the power line.  The 60Hz waveform
is "chopped" to enable dimming.