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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Troubleshooting Automation Problems => Topic started by: marineau on October 23, 2006, 07:14:09 PM

Title: Ws467 and noise
Post by: marineau on October 23, 2006, 07:14:09 PM

I have a WS467 connected to incadescent bulb 100 Watts.
I noticed a noise when full Bright (position ON) inside a ws467 module !
position ON = noise in module
position OFF = silent

And

I have another WS467 connected to incadescent bulb 1 Watt (lamp night light) (Old incadescent Chrismast Bulb).
I noticed too a noise when full Bright inside a ws467 but a bulb extinct never (half ON) !
position ON = noise in module
position OFF = noise(bulb) + half ON


Why ? 
It's dangerous  ? 

Title: Re: Ws467 and noise
Post by: Brian H on October 23, 2006, 07:28:38 PM

Is the noise like a buzz? Most likely the coil inside the switch vibrating. Should not be a problem unless it bothers you.

The night light bulb is below the minimum allowed wattage of the bulb. The two wire Wall Switches steal power through the bulb [load] and that small a bulb has enough resistance to always glow. Buzz same as above. The switch may not get enough power to work properly so the 1 watt maybe a bad idea. Though I doubt any great harm will happen. Other then the switch may not respond properly to X10 commands.