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Posted by on December 21, 2005, 2:11 pm
Please log in for more thread options passive coupler is the same as an amplified coupler. Is this true? I have 3 keypadlincs (with Boosterlinc) installed, 2 of which are on different phases. If I install a passive coupler, have I basically done the same thing as installing an amplified coupler? I know a hard wired coupler/repeater at the panel is best but I don't want to do more than what's needed! :) I also read where "repeaters" often create havoc with "status requests", etc.? My keypadlincs control all my outdoor lighting, and send "status requests" to each other. How does a repeater handle all these commands? Does it wait until all commands are sent including the "status requests", and then begins it's repeating function? The "Boosterlincs" amplify in real time, and if combined with a passive coupler, it seems more ideal... | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Houston on December 21, 2005, 3:39 pm
Please log in for more thread options http://www.act-solutions.com/uncle.htm Articles 3, 4, 5 & 20 deal with couplers. I'm not expert on couplers as I don't have one. How they handle signals depends on the brand and model but, as Phil says in #20, a coupler is NOT an amplifier since they listen for an X-10 code and then repeat it on a time delay basis. I believe the BoosterLinc is an amplifier reacting in real time which means it should amplify any ~120kHz whether it's an X-10 signal or not. In theory, I think the tech is right. It's certainly cheap enough to try. mike2711@yahoo.com wrote: | ||||||||||||||||
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>passive coupler is the same as an amplified coupler. Is this true? I
>have 3 keypadlincs (with Boosterlinc) installed, 2 of which are on
>different phases. If I install a passive coupler, have I basically done
>the same thing as installing an amplified coupler? I know a hard wired
>coupler/repeater at the panel is best but I don't want to do more than
>what's needed! :) I also read where "repeaters" often create havoc with
>"status requests", etc.? My keypadlincs control all my outdoor
>lighting, and send "status requests" to each other. How does a repeater
>handle all these commands? Does it wait until all commands are sent
>including the "status requests", and then begins it's repeating
>function? The "Boosterlincs" amplify in real time, and if combined with
>a passive coupler, it seems more ideal...