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Lights wont go on
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:20 pm
by Surfer
I've a strange problem. I've a 3-fase connection, a couple of s10 wallswitches and micromodules. All worked very well for the last year. Since a couple of weeks I've the situation that on a specific moment everything works well e.g. put on a wallswitch and the light switches on in milliseconds and 15 minutes later nothing works anymore. After 30 of 40 minutes everything works well again.
I've done everything, pull out all the lamps, plugs, computer, cm11 and so on but the problem still resist. Anyone a idea what can be the reason for this behaviour ?
Lights wont go on
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:24 pm
by Henk
Looks like you have somewhere either one or a combination of devices killing the X10 signal in your electical system ... i had a similar situation by installing a new television ..... together with the radio/home cinema set it drop the X10 signal below the 100mV. Each individual device on there was no problem - it was the combination !!
Also important how far is the outlet from the X10 generating systeem (e.g CM11)
I got the following data and using now two X10 filters on radio and televison.
Signalstrength X10 stopcontact / outlet slaapkamer
TV + Radio unplugged 390mV
TV on / Radio off 130mV
TV on with filter /Radio off 340mV
Radio on / TV off 175mV
Radio on with filter/ TV off 370mV
Radio + TV on with filters 325mV
Radio + TV on without filters no signal (< 25mV)
Try to get a PUX to do signal measurements
Try to look for combinations of devices .... so unplug every obvious X10 killer in the house ....
Another test is to move the lights closer to the CM11 .....
Lights wont go on
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:46 pm
by l0rien
I have the exact same situation as Surfer when I recently installed 4 DAIX12's and a SAIX12. Sometimes everything is working fine, then all of a sudden I can't get a signal through.
I can't get a PUX easily, maybe a PMIX35 in a month. What are the biggest X10 signal killers?
Lights wont go on
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:02 pm
by Antoon
I have also the same problem for a couple of mounths now and i can't find it.
I have meassured with the PUX and a oscilloscoop but it brings nothing.
The only thing i know is when i disable the complete X10 configuration in the RFXCOM plugin then everything works fine and there is no command missing.
With the X10 adressen anabled then i have a lot of problems.
Seems that somewhere my MS13 motion sensors bring up a lot off noise.
Antoon