Help with a complex (maybe) X10 issue - Long messa

Post by **Asmodeo** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:39 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Han
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">- Another, simpler, issue I have is that is I keep only A7 on (all the other AD10 set to 0) the module work fine from the 2 mom-switches attached to it but it turns on (ad off) also every time I turn on another light that is not at all controlled by an X10 modules. It's simply a light controlled by one single standard switch.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Take a volt meter and measure between neutral and the momentary switch inputs. Make sure nothing happens when you turn on another light. Also check that the "normal" switch input is not changing.
Han Alink
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Hello Han,
Sorry for not giving any feedback before about my progress, but I have had the chance to make some further test just yesterday

As you suggested I've tried with the volt meter to measure between neutral and the momentary switch inputs and what I noticed is that even with the AD10 to auto and all the light off the volt meter measure 8-10volt. This is happening only with the AD10s that have problems. For all the one that works fine the volt meter doesn't measure anything. In addition when the volt meter is connected as described the strange behaviors disappear. As soon as I disconnect the volt meter the problems reappear.

Do you have any suggestion?

Thanks a lot
Asmodeo

Post by **Han** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:09 pm

Hi,
Your switches do not have leds or other indicators to show their state?
If not, can you disconnect the switch from the AD10, and measure again?

Han Alink

Post by **Asmodeo** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:21 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Han
 Hi,
Your switches do not have leds or other indicators to show their state?
If not, can you disconnect the switch from the AD10, and measure again?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Hi Han,
No the switches do not have have any indicator
I disconnected the switch from the AD10 and the volt meter do not measure anything then

Thanks
Asmodeo

Post by **Han** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:51 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I disconnected the switch from the AD10 and the volt meter do not measure anything then
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">While disconnected you are measuring nothing on the unit?
And on the (not connected) switch wire?

Han Alink

Post by **Peterpc** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:11 pm

The AD10 can be switched localy when connecting a switch to connector 1 or a momentary switch to connector 2.
When switched the connector 1 or 2 is connected to 230V when not, it is open.
When the wire to the switch is near other 230V wires it can pick up enouf noice to keep the input high, so the switch is not working any more.
When you connect a pull down resistor between connector 1 and zero or connector 2 and zero yor problem is solved.
(You did that by using your volt meter)