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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Troubleshooting Automation Problems => Topic started by: Qoncussion on February 22, 2016, 09:19:44 PM

Title: Wall-Wart Line Noise Prevents WS467 from working
Post by: Qoncussion on February 22, 2016, 09:19:44 PM

I hope this hasn't been asked 1,000 times already...

I have an X-10 channel, A-8, using an older (hard-start) WS467 switch that controls two side yard lights which  *occasionally* does not respond to X-10 controller commands. I have found that a nearby wall wart, that runs my PS3 charging station is the culprit. It's on the same circuit - just feet away from the WS467. When the PS3 charging wall wart is unplugged, A-8 never has a problem. I really need the PS3 charging station kept where it is currently located. Is there a way to clean the circuit from wall wart interference? I have the wall wart plugged into a high-end surge suppressor, which improved the situation, but not entirely.

Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated!

--Kevin

Title: Re: Wall-Wart Line Noise Prevents WS467 from working
Post by: Tuicemen on February 22, 2016, 10:08:31 PM

XPPF filter http://www.x10.com/xppf-plug-in-filter.html?___SID=U

Title: Re: Wall-Wart Line Noise Prevents WS467 from working
Post by: bkenobi on February 23, 2016, 10:32:57 AM

I personally like the SmartHome version, but that's mainly because I've sourced a number of them for <$10 on ebay.

http://www.smarthome.com/filterlinc-10-amp-plug-in-noise-filter.html

They are available in 5A and 10A varieties but for your PS3 I'd imagine 5A is sufficient (check your needs though).

Title: Re: Wall-Wart Line Noise Prevents WS467 from working
Post by: Qoncussion on February 23, 2016, 11:24:49 AM

Thanks for the help! I'll look into both units.

Title: Re: Wall-Wart Line Noise Prevents WS467 from working
Post by: Brian H on February 23, 2016, 01:46:32 PM

Both filters work well.
The Filterlinc is physically bigger but also has a unfiltered pass through outlet on the front.
There where both 5 and 10 amp versions of the Filterlinc.

Don't push the XPPF to close to its 5 amp rating. They tend to get warm if pushed close to their rating.

Title: Re: Wall-Wart Line Noise Prevents WS467 from working
Post by: Brian H on February 24, 2016, 06:37:39 AM

If anyone has any of the 1626 5 amp or 1626-10 10 amp Filterlincs and they get intermittent or just don't seem to be working OK.
This thread in the UDI Forums shows how user Teken found bad connections in some he had.
http://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/16486-filter-linc-1626-10-faults-repair/?hl=%2Bfilter+%2Blinc