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Re: Lights going on at random times!! Any ideas?



MPSAN wrote:
> We have had X-10 for decades and never had this issue before!
>
> We use the IBM Home Director HD11A (same as CM11A) and ActiveHome
> 1.42d software. We have many X-10 switches and all work. Sometimes
> when one stops it is because of a lamp being burned out from our multi-
> light outside lights.
>
> Anyway, we just added a new power center for my wife's new system.
> Since then, several lights come on at random times during the day! I
> now took it out of the circuit and have added her old power center
> back to see if that is creating the issue. However, what I want to
> know is how this could be the cause? I ask as I have had noisy
> components before, but they just prevent a light from going off if it
> was on, or on if it were off. I never had a component turn a light on
> at random. It seems to me that turning a light on, in this case C2,
> should not respond to random noise, but takes a bit stream...ie
> 11000010 (C2) with a code for ON.
>
> Can the noise corrupt the software in the CM11A? I am testing with the
> old power center as I said, but wonder how this could happen.
>
> OH, for extra credit, is there a better Computer interface available
> now with more memory and better software that is not as prone to line
> noise? I heard about the CM15, but also heard it was very prone to
> noise...especially the clock.
>

Noise on the mains.
X10 is a crap protocol. The cheapest and nastiest.

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