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X-10 110V mods.


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: X-10 110V mods.
  • From: Ian Lowe <ian@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 01:59:06 -0700 (PDT)
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well, the good news is that my house didn't catch fire, and I wasn't
showered with burning shrapnel.

That being said, it disny work either. This is a new one to me: no
burning, no overheating components, the fuse doesn't blow, yet the
circuit is dead.

I have two theories at present:

1) Maplin sold me the wrong value resistors, and I (like a complete
Duffus) didn't check them. (I would have expected some minor fireworks,
though)

2) In trying to float loose the US Power Pins, I put down >far< too
much heat onto the board, and flambed the X-10 chip.

I now move onto lamp module #2 safe in the knowledge that I need to

a) Check my resistor values >before< putting them on the board.
b) Be quick and accurate with the soldering iron, rather than brutish.

*sigh*

Ian.




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Ian R Lowe. Director, Wintermute Consultancy Ltd.
e-mail: ian@xxxxxxx
Onward and Upward! Towards Ascension!

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