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  1. If I'm understanding you right, the load is managed at switch #1... just wanted to make sure I understood that right. The red "traveler" wire doesn't need to be used for an Insteon setup and you can just cap it off on both ends. Basically, at switch #1 you have power coming in and then the switched power going out to the load. That's fine, no problems there. For switch #2, you need to run the hot and neutral from switch #1 over to switch #2, using those black/white lines. It probably already does (looks like your diagram shows the black/neutral already tied between switches). As long as you have power over at switch #2 then your Insteon will work and can pair with the other. Be sure to verify everything... I've seen 3-way switches installed in some funny ways over the years to the point where it was hard to tell where the line/load was without bringing out the voltmeter.
  2. I just wanted to drop a note here... I replaced the caps on my old, broken 2413S (v1.5 with a build of 1130). I followed this whole thread and went to Mouser to pick the parts. Here's what I ended up getting which varied only slightly from the very first post: 1 x ESX106M400AH4AA 10uF 400V 2 x EEU-EB1H100S 10uF 50V 1 x USV1C100MFD 10uF 16V 1 x UHE1E101MED 100uF 25V The only one I had to find an alternate for was the 10uF 16V since the one from the original post is no longer available. The other ones were all in stock at Mouser when I ordered, and I got enough to replace 4 sets if I had to. Makes sense... the cost per cap isn't high and you're paying for shipping anyway... might as well spend a couple extra bucks for spares. The desoldering was the hardest part for me. I already had a solder sucker and desoldering braid, but my solder kung fu was weak and it just took longer than I thought it would. I did finally get all 5 done with some patience. I did one cap at a time and I started with C7 & C13 since it sounded like those are the most likely to be the bad ones. I was tempted to call it quits then and just see if it worked, but I figured I might as well persevere and replace the rest while I had everything setup. In the end, I have a working 2413S PLM which is great. It's been sitting in my parts bin for nearly 2 years (my new one is v2.0 dated 1444, so almost 2 years exactly). I tested the old one with Houselinc software just to make sure it was communicating okay. Paired it with a Lamplinc I had lying around and it seems fine. I now have a good spare I can use if/when my new v2.0 dies. There was one odd thing... when the repaired unit is sending signals, I can actually hear it. I had it plugged into an extension cord right next to my keyboard while I was testing, and it kind of "buzzes" in time with any data it's modulating onto the powerline. It's not super loud and if it wasn't right next to me I wouldn't have heard it. I don't know if it ever did that before, or if anyone else has ever noticed. I've heard electronics "buzz" in my experience and it could indeed be related to the caps. It's not going to hurt anything and it still worked, and like I said, it's actually pretty quiet unless your ear is right there, but it was strange. Anyway... chalk up another successful re-cap to this thread, and thanks to the original poster!
  3. MPB

    cameras and isy

    It looks like the URL would be along the lines of: http://camera-ip/decoder_control.cgi?co ... d=password The SDK at http://www.foscam.es/descarga/ipcam_cgi_sdk.pdf has the different command #'s for telling it to go to different presets. Preset #1 is 31, preset #2 is command 33, etc. (it goes up by 2 for each preset since there's a set and a get for each one). It should just be a regular http GET. Earlier posts in this thread mention using similar GET commands to trigger the motion alert, as a reference. I guess a program to execute that at a certain time of day... I'm honestly new enough at really tinkering with my ISY that I don't know how to get a program to do that. I have a simple program to turn my porch lights on/off depending on the sunset/sunrise times, and one to trigger a set of lights when a motion sensor is activated, but that's all I've done really. I was actually searching on here for something similar, although for my Foscam cameras, I use Blue Iris, so I need a way for the ISY to trigger that software package to start recording, like when one of my Insteon motion sensors triggers, or maybe have it trigger recording when a certain light switch goes from off to on. But since that's a software package, I guess I'll have to root around in their documentation for a way to trigger that from some command.
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