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Tuicemen:
I just received this unit. This thing has some weight to it, it doesn't feel cheep.
Running some simple tests thus far the most noticeable nice feature is the quiet relay.
Authinx has reduced the loud clicking relay sound we grew to hate.  :)%
Testing this with the XTB Pro I see just how much of a difference the new internals make.
This unit appears to max out the XTBM signal strength read out of 9.99.
I know the signal strength is above this as a repeater returns the same strength.
Tests with other transmitters show a 0.04 to 0.08 strength difference using a repeater so it is obviously sending a stronger signal then the XTBM reports.  ??? ::) :'  :)%
This unit hasn't changed in appearance so it is good they gave it a new model #.
This sees even my weakest remote

Bottom Line:
This thing is Just Awesome!
It is a Power house!
The only X10 transmitter that matches this kind of signal strength (that I have) is the new Wi-Fi module I'm testing.
You should have no problems with PLC signals not making it to their destinations using this.
 >!

Tuicemen:
Talking with Jeff Volp, he explained how to get a more precise  signal reading using another transmitter to figure out a drop off measurement to  calculate with.
Doing this from several different locations it seems the PAT03 signal strength is 15Vpp.
That is assuming I did my math right ::) :'
 >!

dhouston:

--- Quote from: Tuicemen on October 13, 2015, 07:27:54 PM --- ...it seems the PAT03 signal strength is 15Vpp.

--- End quote ---

Before the CM11A, all X10 PLC transmitters output 10Vpp. The CM11A and other PLC transmitters introduced after it, output 5Vpp-6Vpp. There was no apparent reason for the change.

As I was developing some PLC transmitters capable of much higher outputs, I did some limited research, communicating with some people who had used PLC in commercial applications. As far as I could ascertain, there are no FCC (or other) regulations that limit PLC levels. At the time the CM11A was introduced, I thought it possible X10 was trying to meet European limits but it turned out that European limits are even lower at approximately 3Vpp so the reason for the reduction to 5Vpp remains a mystery.

In any event, it's a positive sign that Authinx has done this. The higher signal levels will do a lot to address issues that have bedeviled N. American X10 users for many, many years.

Tuicemen:
I suspect X10WTI went with smaller cheaper transformers for the power supply thus not able to deliver the output.
We all know they went for the cheap! ::) :'
The new units do have a heavier feel to them suggesting a larger transformer.
Things that run on a wall wart may not get as big a boost due to a size constraint of the wall wart. B:(
However time will tell. ;)

artk13:
Here's a puzzle.  Just replaced a TM751A with a PAT03.  The new puppy is happy with signals from my  HR-12A Palm Pads but does not respond at all to the SS13A Remote Wall Switch from a distance greater than 2 feet!  If I replace the PAT03 with the TM751A (at the same location) the SS13 does fine through two walls at a distance of about 30 feet.  WTF?

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