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Subject: Re: fluorescent bulbs + x10
From: "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:07:11 -0400
Newsgroups: comp.home.automation
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"dicko" <drwho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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> It's not tht they generate noise, it's that they suck the X-10 signal
> down to nothingness.  There's usually a big ol' capacitor right across
> the line in each CFL to keep noise off the line. Of course this
> attenuates any X-10 signals that happen to be present.

They generate both noise and "suckiness" if my Monterey is to be believed.
About 50mV seems to be standard.

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