Re: Do X10 modules degrade over time?

["bruceR" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not really. I have some modules that are over 20 years old still working
fine. Your problem could be increased line noise from more and newer
devices.


Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Folks,
>
> We have a weird phenomenon, or maybe it's normal. Older X10 appliance
> and dimmer modules begin to become erratic. Mostly they miss the
> switch off command more and more. Until some day they plain don't
> work. It's not signal strength or anything because I can take a
> (newer) module that works in another location to that outlet and it's
> just fine.
> The modules that fail are about 5 years old. Took a few apart and one
> was definitely shot (the receiver input was shorted inside the IC). I
> couldn't find anything wrong with the others except for really
> sluggish response of the 120kHz LC circuit when turning its core.
> More sluggish than on newer modules (I always align them because I
> found lots of them to be way off).
>
> So, is it normal that they slowly die?
>
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