Re: Capacitor to bypass GFI outlet?

I'm pretty sure the GFI is the problem (need to do some additional testing
to verify). I have a CM11A in my office, and I can control X-10 modules in
the office and the nearby bedrooms, and also in the kitchen (on a different
level) but modules in the living room ignore the CM11A completely. I tried
the trick of turning on the oven (hoping to bridge the two phases) and that
didn't help.

I'm going to see if there is an outlet on the living room circuit prior to
the GFI outlet where I can double-check.

"Charles Sullivan" <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.31.21.04.53.640467@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 09:21:56 -0700, Chris Shearer Cooper wrote:
>
>> The official word from X10 Customer Support is that one way to get the
>> X-10
>> signals to hop from one phase to another is by "installing a 0.1
>> microfarad,
>> 600VDC capacitor across the two phases in the panel, i.e. by connecting
>> the
>> capacitor across any 220V breaker."
>>
>> Can a similar trick be used to get the signal across a GFI outlet? That
>> is,
>> what would happen if I attached a 0.1 uF 600V cap from the line to the
>> load?
>> Would the X-10 signal get through?
>> Would it affect the ability of the GFI outlet to detect ground faults?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Chris
>
> One question is, do you really need to? Normal GFI outlets
> usually don't present a problem with X10 signals. (The newer
> types designed to additionally detect arcing may be a different
> matter.)
>


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