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Squirrel1162

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Burnede out bulb and Socket Rocket
« on: May 07, 2011, 06:06:54 PM »

The bulb in one of my Socket Rockets recently burned out.   :(   I replaced the bulb and now the light won't go on/off w/o the other light (same circuit, different house code) going on/off at the same time.  Prior to this, it had working perfectly.  I want them to go on and off at different times as a security measure.  Any ideas?  Thanks.
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dave w

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Re: Burnede out bulb and Socket Rocket
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2011, 06:17:49 PM »

The bulb in one of my Socket Rockets recently burned out.   :(   I replaced the bulb and now the light won't go on/off w/o the other light (same circuit, different house code) going on/off at the same time.  Prior to this, it had working perfectly.  I want them to go on and off at different times as a security measure.  Any ideas?  Thanks.
Socket Rockets frequently fail when their bulb blows. Normally the internal triac shorts and they will not turn off. Yours does not seem to be suffering the "stuck on" malady so I would try reprogramming it.
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Brian H

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Re: Burnede out bulb and Socket Rocket
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2011, 06:19:23 PM »

To add to dave w's information.
If the light goes on as soon as the power is applied.
The socket rocket is damaged and has to be replaced.
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Brian H

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Re: Burnede out bulb and Socket Rocket
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 06:55:21 PM »

Sounds like one or both got reprogrammed to the same address.
For the first thirty seconds after power up. Any X10 power line signals could possible program the socket rocket.
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