Re: X-10 RF home automation being overwhelmed by M2 OFF, C2 OFF and Gxx DIM signals

["Bob F" <bobnospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Green wrote:
> It's a headscratcher for sure but that's part of the "charm" of X-10.
> It's been responsible for my learning all about AC power, sine waves,
> wiring up 240VAC gear to the circuit box, etc.  But when it works,
> it's just like magic, so it's worth the trouble, at least to me.
> Stock X-10 gear doesn't work well anymore because of all the
> switching power supplies and fluorescent lights that can stomp on the
> relatively weak signal (about 5V). I use a device made by a guy named
> Jeff Volp that amplifies that weak signal into one over 25V.  That
> can punch through way more interference and makes all the difference
> in making X10 a reliable protocol again, the way it was when first
> introduced into a switching-power supply world over 20 years ago.
>

I've added several filters to problem devices or computer power strips powering
several devices to solve similar problems.