Troubles with ACT CR234 X10 repeater/coupler

[htsource]

Hi,

My ACT CR234 has been working great for few years, but it's starting to give me errors in the last few days. Basically if there's any X10 signals, I see the RECEIVE light to go RED, but nothing for TRANSMIT, then I get the ERROR light instead. Power and Ready are both lighted up.

Do I have a problem with the repeater itself or something else? The coupler is not blinking crazy and it seems to see the incoming signals, just can't re-transmit the signals.

This sucks as a lot of light switches don't work!

Any troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[RAM]

Hi,

My ACT CR234 has been working great for few years, but it's starting to give me errors in the last few days. Basically if there's any X10 signals, I see the RECEIVE light to go RED, but nothing for TRANSMIT, then I get the ERROR light instead. Power and Ready are both lighted up.

Do I have a problem with the repeater itself or something else? The coupler is not blinking crazy and it seems to see the incoming signals, just can't re-transmit the signals.

This sucks as a lot of light switches don't work!

Any troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated.

I assume you've tried cycling the power to the unit.....

 

[htsource]

I did a few times but no change unfortunately.

 

[BLH]

Did you check the two fuses on the PC Board?
I know one supplies power and one phase to the unit. If that one was blown it would be dead.
The other is used for the coupling to the other phase.
I believe there is a spare fuse plugged into the board but it maybe the higher current one used to power the unit.

I had one fail and do strange things.
I ended up replacing it. With a CR134 that was set to split phase as it could also do three phase.

I am now using an XTB-IIR from JV Engineering.

 

[htsource]

Argh, I opened the box and couldn't find any fuses, found out it's not the normal ones I'd expect! I didn't go any further but I suppose I have to take the whole board apart and check the fuse. If it's bad though, will have to solder a replacement?

Thanks

 

[BLH]

If they are the small round ones. They plug into the board. In two real small female jacks.
Try gently pulling in case they decided to solder them at one point.

 

[htsource]

Thank you, I just assumed they were solder together. Will try to gentle pull them out tonight to see. Hopefully just the fuse!

Thanks again

 

[htsource]

Not sure what happened today, but it started to work all of a sudden. I was ready to flip the breaker to check out the fuse, just as I was walking down to the basement, I turned on the lights in the basement and volia, the LED flickers on the ACT as it normally should.

Not sure what happened but sure nothing was changed except I was checking out the coupler last night but it wasn't working then when I put it all back in. I guess I know what to look for next time if it goes crazy again.

Thank you guys for your suggestions, much appreciated.