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Author Topic: X10 blinded me. Can't see the forest for the trees!  (Read 3002 times)

bitman

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X10 blinded me. Can't see the forest for the trees!
« on: August 31, 2008, 06:38:13 PM »

So the x10 lamp controller next to my spot on the couch quit turning on the lamp it was connected to.
After digging behind the couch to retrieve it so I could cycle power to it and re-address it while I was back there. It still did not work.
I went and got another remote from the basement. On my way downstairs  I surmised that maybe my TM751 was hung but the remote in the basement turned on the devices there so up the stairs I went with the 2ond remote. I tried that. No go. So I went into the bedroom to see if I could control those lights. I could.

The bulb was bad
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Re: X10 blinded me. Can't see the forest for the trees!
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2008, 07:46:49 PM »

You are not alone. I have done similar things myself. :'
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Re: X10 blinded me. Can't see the forest for the trees!
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 06:06:11 AM »

Ooooooooo.  That's a tad worse than troubleshooting a new macro for a couple of hours - only to find it doesn't work if you don't upload/save it.

Great Smiley! 
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Re: X10 blinded me. Can't see the forest for the trees!
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 12:31:31 PM »

............. worse than troubleshooting a new macro for a couple of hours - only to find it doesn't work if you don't upload/save it.

Been there!
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Re: X10 blinded me. Can't see the forest for the trees!
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 01:50:37 PM »

bitman,

GREAT STORY! We all laughed because we have all done it.

Thanks for sharing.
Now I have to ask.
You said:
"After digging behind the couch to retrieve it so I could cycle power to it and re-address it while I was back there."

Are you talking X10 module? or is that "writers embelishment"?  :D

 
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