Re: Frustration with X10 Powermid

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

The Powermids are quite good but you need to keep the transmitter away from
fluorescents and direct sunlight.

km@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>I've had X10 Powermids for IR remote control extenions for years, and
>I'm about fed up.
>I think its well known that they are very sensitive to their
>environment, and easily transmit spurious output. The LED on my
>transmitter varries from showing a very dim pulsating background
>signal, to an almost continuous bright solid. In the former case it
>still can function normally with most but not all devices.  I can
>usually get rid of the solid bright by some repositioning, but the dim
>pulsating occurs even with no receiver plugged in.
>
>Is there some substitute that is rock solid?