Re: X10 and my broken TV

["Keith Doxey" <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Adam,

I would be utterly amazed if X10 has caused that.
The level of the X10 signal is only a few millivolts on the mains wiring
and
will not harm anything. The only way that X10 could possibly damage your TV
would be to plug the TV into a lamp module and ty to dim it, but I bet the
Lamp module would die first.

Most people complain about Sony TV's killing the X10 signal and stopping
X10
from working, not the other way round.

Perhaps this is a new "Killer Breed" of X10 wreaking vengance on
Sony for
the past problems they have caused :-))

Seriously though, it sounds as if something within the TV is screwed up and
a prolonged disconnection from the mains could cure it. That said, the
flashing sequence of LEDs souns like a fault code from internal
diagnostics.
Maybe something was damaged by recent storms and has only just failed.

Sorry I cant ffer any more help but you can rest assured that X10 hasnt
done
this.

Keith

Keith Doxey
http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
Krazy Keith's World of DIY HomeAutomation


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Kramer [mailto:adam@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 August 1999 18:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] X10 and my broken TV
>
>
> I have just returned from picking up my 'timer control' system from
> Homebase.  and have just connected 2 lamps to my system, and switched
them
> on and off in every possible permutation, twice!.  Once bored, I
> decided to
> watch TV and  I find that my Sony TV, which had been on standby
throughout
> the demo to my wife (who showed appropriate signs of interest the
first
> time, but her enthusiasm seemed to wane for the repeat show...)
> and find it
> broken.
>
> The TV now refuses to come off standby and just flashes a sequence of
12
> flashes on  LED B before 1 flash on LED A repeatedly.  If I turn
> off the TV
> from the main fromt power switch and then turn it on again, I receive
the
> degaussing noise and the usual click 5 seconds later, but to no better
> effect.
>
> Can this really be a bad coincidence on the first hour of my HA
> experience??
>
> All thoughts gratefully received.
>
> Adam


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