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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Troubleshooting Automation Problems => Topic started by: RJT on March 26, 2008, 02:17:02 AM
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I have several x10 switches that are made for florescent lights. I am having trouble identifying the source of line noise. Close to the two 4 way switch assemblies, is my room with 4 computers, 1 color laser printer and Several florescent ceiling lights plus a wireless setup for pda's. I have panamax surge suppressors on the large appliances: refrigerator, gas oven and range (the ingnitor circuit) and a microwave oven. In this house also is a 1,500 watt inverter that supplies power to the computers. All other circuits are powered by public electric power. At various times, my controllers: an ss13A simply stop working. They fail to activate any of the remote switches. But, after about 30 minutes, everything works!.
Does anybody have suggestions just how I can find the source of line noise? I don't want to buy expensive equipment. Just provide me with a common sense method.
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Does anybody have suggestions just how I can find the source of line noise? I don't want to buy expensive equipment. Just provide me with a common sense method.
Yeah. Well then dont buy one... borrow the FREE one from automated outlet (http://www.automatedoutlet.com/product.php?productid=463&cat=0&page=1). (It's a loaner)
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Does anybody have suggestions just how I can find the source of line noise? I don't want to buy expensive equipment. Just provide me with a common sense method.
Yeah. Well then dont buy one... borrow the FREE one from automated outlet (http://www.automatedoutlet.com/product.php?productid=463&cat=0&page=1). (It's a loaner)
This is a great public service that they offer. However, be warned... Once you find out how handy this item is you'll want to keep it. ;)
Till you get it, there's always the switches at the circuit breaker. i.e. Disconnect & see if things get better.
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Till you get it, there's always the switches at the circuit breaker. i.e. Disconnect & see if things get better.
I thought that too... till I looked at that equipment list:
"Close to the two 4 way switch assemblies, is my room with 4 computers, 1 color laser printer and Several florescent ceiling lights plus a wireless setup for pda's. I have panamax surge suppressors on the large appliances: ............. In this house also is a 1,500 watt inverter that supplies power to the computers. All other circuits are powered by public electric power."