Re: X10 signals can be TOO strong!

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:56:43 GMT, "Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote in
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>"Marc_F_Hult" <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Another possibility is saturation of the inductor core at high currents.
>
>I considered that, but there should be virtually no current to saturate the
>core before the triac switches on.  And even after the triac switches on,
>the inductor would take some time to saturate.
>
>Jeff

Apparently I misunderstand the problem posed,  which I thought included the
observation you made in the first post, namely:

	"  All three lamp modules exhibit the same characteristic with
	that heavy load. None of the modules flicker at all with a dimmed
	75W table-lamp load, even at the same receptacle.  The lamp modules
	are from various eras. "

"heavy load" implies high currents.

... Marc
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