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Re: RE: RE: [ECS] Need help troubleshooting Scott Danks Wed, 02 Feb 2000 12:11:10 -0600

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 Wed, 02 Feb 2000 12:11:10 -0600
I have really not seen what is inside a coupler.  Does anyone have a schematic?

>>> "Bill Walters" <wtwalters@home.com> 02/02 10:39 AM >>>
My 2-cents worth here.......

If a .01 mfd capacitor was "safe", everyone would be using them, there would
be no X-10 coupler and that would be the end of it....

Are you really ready to trust your home to this method, just to save $40 or
so dollars?

I think the capacitor is well worth the time/expense to TEST, and VERIFY
that phase isolation is the problem you're having.... However, having
confirmed that as your problem, I think to continue to use the capacitor to
couple the AC phases, is seriously misguided and potentially dangerous.....

Bill Walters

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