miamicanes
Active Member
I have an X-10 appliance module (2-pin, DIP microcontroller inside) that I bought to switch the power for a Foscam IP camera (when my Elk M1 gets armed in 'away' mode, it sends an 'on' command via the x10 interface; when it's disarmed, it sends an 'off' command). The problem is, the module sends a power pulse about once per second due to its local turn on feature. I followed the instructions for the X10 FAQ to cut the jumper connecting pin 7 of the chip to the hot lead, but all it did was stop the module from turning itself on -- the power pulses themselves keep getting sent (I can see the green LED on the camera's power supply light up every second, and hear the camera make a brief whirr as well). Besides the fact that I'm sure it's not good for the camera, the pulses are quite audible... and the camera is in the master bedroom.
Does anybody know of an x-10 compatible appliance module that does NOT exhibit this behavior, and is literally just a straight-up x-10 controlled relay that closes and opens in response to x10 commands without screwing up the power delivered when that relay is open or closed?
Does anybody know of an x-10 compatible appliance module that does NOT exhibit this behavior, and is literally just a straight-up x-10 controlled relay that closes and opens in response to x10 commands without screwing up the power delivered when that relay is open or closed?