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🖥️ActiveHome Pro => ActiveHome Pro General => Help & Troubleshooting => Topic started by: WaldoDog on November 29, 2010, 07:36:44 PM
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I have read somewhere that someone recommended a purchase for a filter and built them from scratch. I think the cost was around $2 to $3.00. I would like to go to a higher amp rating than 5. amps if possible.
There has to be some alternate way but I do not know which or where to buy filters. >!
I have a problem with a signal sucker TV, Home Theater, DVD and Game plugged into power strip. Sometimes the lamp module on the circuit works and sometimes not.
I know a filter is needed.
Any help would be appreciated.
Waldo
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Go here:
http://www.hometoys.com/article_search.php#search_results
In the "author" box, type "Kingery".
Phil Kingery knows as much about X10 as X10.
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I have read somewhere that someone recommended a purchase for a filter and built them from scratch. I think the cost was around $2 to $3.00. I would like to go to a higher amp rating than 5. amps if possible
There is no way you could beat the price of the XPPF. Even just a simple plastic case with a plug and receptacle costs about the same as the XPPF on eBay. Add a PCB and a couple of high current inductors, and you are way over the price of the XPPF. There are more expensive 10A and 15A plug-in filters sold by other companies. Unless you are lucky to find the components you need surplus, I doubt that you can build a packaged unit for less.
I did recommend a cheap fix for a lamp to reduce noise radiated from a CFL, but that would not be useful for other applications.
Jeff