Strange X10 problem

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Strange X10 problem

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">CM11.....<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Ahhhh, i think that maybe caused the problem.
Unplug the CM11 and release the batteries for a minute. Then try again. This has to be a repeating actions every month. [:D]
And yes the ctx35 will also solve the problem. So if the CM11 dies over about 3 or 4 months you better (known issue) you buy a ctx35.

And what housecode do you use? A or something else.

See this tread
http://www.domoticaforum.eu/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=848
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I doubt that! You do not have to use the batteries.
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The CM11 is not the problem, i did the procedure binkiem explained, but without any result (and I have no batteries)

What I found out is that the power of my homeseer server is plugged in the CM11. I read somewhere in the past that this gave better results, I don't remember which results and why....
Though this made me curious and as a test I plugged a FM10 filter in the CM11 and then plugged in the power of the HS server in the FM10 X10 filter and guess what happened...... My problem was gone.....

I still think it has something to do with the strenght of the X10 signal, but now that this has improved since the filter is plugged in I guess I should be happy about it......

Thank you all for helping me out on this.....

/RdP

By the way....
I also found out that when the lamp (as mentioned above) is turned off the X10 signal at the switches is 150mV and when the lamp is turned on it's 240 mV. So this keep being a strange behaviour......[?]
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Today I placed a Fase/coupler repeater (I had 3 FD10's) and now all my troubles are gone..... The repeater must do the trick...

/RdP
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Okay, you solved the problem already, but your claim that the Stranne boosts the signal intrigued me enough to test that.
I have two of those lamps next to the bed, and used a PUX to measure signal strength both with lamps on and lamps off. Switching a lamp on effectively halves the available signal; switch on the second lamp, and only a quarter of the original signal is left. Not what i would call a boost... ;)
Still i'm glad it came up because now i've found two new candidates for a filter. :)
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