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Re: [ECS] Wierd X10 stuff David Mccoll Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:35:00 -0800

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Mitch,
Try, if you have one, turning your electric oven on to see if the signal
then gets across the phase.
If this works you need a bridge or phase coupler installed. A cheat for
apartment dwellers is to place a bridging cap in the 220V wall box of the
stove where the stove plugs into the wall.

DAvid M

-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Schwenk <mschwenk@sac.verio.net>
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 3:58 PM
Subject: [ECS] Wierd X10 stuff


>Hello All,
>  I just moved into my new apartment this weekend.  However, there is some
wierd
>stuf going on. Heres the deal:
>
>  I can plug modules in anywhere.  They work great with mini-controler.
>However.  Only some work with RF remotes and the RR-501 base.  I don't
>understand.  Perhaps it's not transmitting `strong' enough to jump phases?
I
>don't know. Heres the catch though:  If I turn a lamp module on with the
mini
>controler, the remote can dimm/brighten it, but it can't turn it on/off.
I'm at
>a loss for what to do?  I've tried three different RR501's and 4 different
house
>codes (B, M,O,P) and various unit numbers.  I've tried plugging the RR501
into
>diferent outlets, and it seems to be seperated by phases. I come to that
>conclusion because it only allows either one half the bed room and half the
>family room, or the other half the bedroom and the other half the family
room.
>
>  Any ideas?  What has me is that the mini-control works great, but the
RR501
>paired with any RF (Palm Pad, Hawk eye, 6-in-1) don't seem to cut it.  Any
>suggestions?
>
>  Thanks.
>
>-Mitch
>
>

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