Re: I think they've done it again

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:44cf3dca.1213090875@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If this guy's analysis (wrong type of triac, too large a current limiting
> resistor) is correct, then I would expect all that use the same triac and
> resistor are suspect.
>
> And if he's right, it means replacing the choke is curing the symptom
rather
> than fixing the underlying design flaw.

Thanks for the explanation. He's promised to dissect the replacement units
that they are shipping and report on what's different.  It will be
interesting what the fix is going to be.

It sounds like the answer to my question is that the ALL the switches from
the first batch are likely to flicker if driving large enough loads.  What
Smarthome is calling a "small percentage" of switches that are affected
really means "all switches are defective, but only those who are driving
250W lighting loads are seeing the ill-effects."

More "wrong stuff." )-:

--
Bobby G.

> "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >What I am unsure of is this:  Does the flickering problem affect *every*
1st
> >gen. switch, appearing only on loads greater than 250W or are there some
> >switches in the original release that can drive such loads without
> >flickering no matter what the load?
>