Brian H

In my case. The Filterlinc is all passive components and no added heat. So the PLM isn't getting any added heat from the Filterlinc. I have two early hardware 1.3 2456S3 ApplianceLincs stacked and yes the bottom one gets quite warm. From late 2005 one or two may have gotten flaky. I have replaced the main filter capacitor in all of them. As there seems to be a fair amount of ripple current through them and they get warm.

Make sure the filter is not a generic one but one designed for Insteon or X10. Some generic filters absorb power line signals as noise. UPS AC Input Filters are a common problem with both Insteon and X10. I have a 10 amp Filterlinc on my UPS and the PLM for my ISY994i in the pass through unfiltered outlet on the front of the Filterlinc. Act makes a 15 amp AF120 if you have a load between 10 and 15 amps. As Stu pointed out. Some electronic devices have to be unpluged as just Off keeps their power supply still on the AC power lines to cause issues.

I have found the same thing with many of the dimmable LED bulb models I have tried. They don't start until maybe 20% and may go off at maybe 15%. Many also do not dim linearly. I have also seen one flicker at one dim level but be fine above and below the one level. It is how the bulbs electronics act with the dimmers electronics.

2412S is OK 2412N is a completely different animal. Though if the 2412S has real old firmware. It could have the small Link Database in it.

BusyRats web site is gone and his domain is now listed on some of those domain selling sites. Not sure if anyone has it archived on their web site. I believe he released it to public domain with no support.

The passive phase bridges should pass Insteon's power line signals fine. The ACT or active coupler repeater may cause Insteon problems. Depends on what model it is. Some see the tail end of an Insteon power line signal as a X10 command and send what they think is a valid X10 power line signal. The only X10 repeater coupler I definitely know does not step on Insteon power line signals. Is the JV Digital Engineering. XTB-IIR. I have one in my mixed system and it blasts over a ten volt X10 power line signal and respects Insteon.

http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-994i_Series:Migrating_To_Your_ISY-994i

Stu, Do you think a Micro Modules Sense input could be triggered when the fan is turned On or Off? Then it could send a signal back to the ISY controller.

LeeG, I believe some of the latest Insteon devices. Now have the ability to have RF and Power Line communications. Turned On or Off through software commands. Teken's Great review of the 2663-222 Dual Outlet. The ISY module settings screen shot. Shows a check box for RF and Power Line.

The sales page for the ISY994i alone. Has a note on it that a PLM is also needed. There is also a kit with the ISY994i and a 2413S PLM. That has a lower price than ordering the two separate. Called a Starter Kit combination. Side note. When you get the PLM note the labels on the back and let us know what they say. Also the firmware in it as reported by the ISY994i.

The ISY994i communicates with the PLM by a serial connection. So it has to be the 2413S serial one. You may want to look at the UDI Wiki. It has many useful information pages and full users manual for the iSY994i. http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Yes you normally need a 2413S PLM. The Zigbee ISY994iZS has a different firmware that does not use a PLM. http://www.smarthome.com/powerlinc-modem-insteon-2413s-serial-interface-dual-band.html

If the power supply is not regulated and the supply is higher than five volts or has ripple on the output. I would try the resistor as pointed out or get a regulated five volt supply.

The last firmware for the ISY99i was 3.3.10. If you have it in your ISY99i. There are no newer versions.

2412S is not Dual Band so it has no Insteon RF receiver in it. To receive the Motion Sensors or Hidden Door Sensors RF signals. So another Dual Band Module maybe receiving it but the power line signals are not getting back to the 2412S. If you have no Access Points, Range Extenders or a Dual Band devices. No Insteon RF communications will happen. Since you have a 2412S PLM. Are you using an ISY99i or ISY994i? Due to firmware storage limitations in the ISY99i. The latest firmware that supports the newest Insteon Devices can't be loaded into it. So the latest Insteon Modules will not work correctly with an ISY99i. The upgrade from a ISY99i to ISY994i offer is still showing on the UDI direct sales page.

If the KPL has a sounder in it. Maybe the flaky power supply was making it pulse and click.

Your photos didn't show the power supply IC. The LNK354 switching power supply IC was used in many of the Insteon modules. Including the 2413S/U PLM. If your module used that IC. The capacitors you use should be of a Low ESR type. If not they will fail in a much shorter time than a low ESR one will.

I have seen a test of an inexpensive cell phone charger. That put so much garbage on the power line at close to both the X10 and the Insteon power line frequency http://jvde.us/x10/x10_cellet_noise.pdf

I would suspect the electrolytic capacitors. In the 2413S PLM. The caps where bad but showed no signs of bulging or spilling out their guts. I don't have a capacitor or RSR meter to test them. The green one second from the left is one of the brands in the PLMs. I can't read the brand of the other ones.

The silver cylinder glued to the PCB looks like a crystal for the processors oscillator.

The I/OLinc Sensor Input is for dry contacts only as it has its own pull up to +5 volts. Yes the LED is on the sensor Input and can glow even if the Sensor Input is not below the threshold of about <.95 volts.

The 120 volt AC relays should work. You mentioned stopping part way. The open closed micro module will not to that as Stu pointed out. It has a preset time activation you set during the calibration part of the installation.

Does the dryer have electronic controls? My thoughts are its electronic controls is generating power line noise or the manufacturer put an AC rated capacitor directly across its power feed and it is a signal sucker. Was the filter designed for X10 or Insteon signals? Some generic filters will actually kill the X10 or Insteon power line signals as noise. Finding an X10 or Insteon power line filter with a high enough current rating could be a problem. Opening the dryer and just filtering the electronics should work but would void any warranty and maybe have a poor spouse acceptance.

Smartenit makes some plug in Insteon Modules with more than one relay. That could be used to switch Dry Contact Inputs. EZIO40 is one that comes to mind. They are plug in and not wired where you can hide them in an electrical box. I also don't know if all there features are completely handled by the iSY994i. I know that some features need you to use their Utility Suite to be set from default.

Transformers can also have a higher output voltage. If not loaded close to its rated current.