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Author Topic: Suddenly stopped working socket rockets and appliance modules  (Read 3354 times)

geek

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Suddenly stopped working socket rockets and appliance modules
« on: December 11, 2006, 11:34:33 PM »

Noticed a lamp was out and changed  the bulb only to find that not one of three sockets i had would work. Worked in it before with no problem, but strange that all three i tried now would not work. Also I have a lamp module and an appliance module that no longer work, and have basically never been used. Is this a common problem? and more important, is there a fix?
thanks for any help in advance.
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Re: Suddenly stopped working socket rockets and appliance modules
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2006, 02:19:56 AM »

Noticed a lamp was out and changed  the bulb only to find that not one of three sockets i had would work. Worked in it before with no problem, but strange that all three i tried now would not work. Also I have a lamp module and an appliance module that no longer work, and have basically never been used. Is this a common problem? and more important, is there a fix?
thanks for any help in advance.

Have you recently purchased a new electronic appliance like a PC, UPS, TV, or Stereo?  Switching power supplies on devices like this can either generate noise on the powerline or short out the X10 signal.  If so, a special X10 noise filter between the offending appliance and the wall socket is the fix.  (Test an appliance by unplugging from the wall - merely turning it off isn't enough.)

Some compact fluorescent lights can also create similar problems.


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Today it doesn't work.
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Re: Suddenly stopped working socket rockets and appliance modules
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2006, 09:19:37 AM »

....and, what are you using to control them?
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