Brian H

The dimming Ballast maybe making power line noise and causing the KPL to act strange. I have a few loads. That can make an ApplianceLinc pulse On and Off a few times when turned On.

Unless you are talking the optional Z-Wave card in an ISY994i. There is no RF processing in it. There is an optional external antenna for the Z-Wave card. The 2431S PLM is the Dual Band module used by the ISY994i controller. I have seen no external antennas mentioned for the 2413S PLM. We did verify the loads are incandescent or 120 volt Halogen bulbs and not a low voltage bulb with a driver or transformer?

No test addresses may cause unneeded message retries to modules not in the system. Since it is a relay type KPL. Does it physically chatter or just the load itself flutters? Enough power line noise could cause the load to flutter and confuse the controller in the KPL. If it is a confused controller. If you do a power reset {not a factory reset} would unlock it. Pulling out the Air Gap switch for ten seconds and gently pushing it back to its normal position would cycle the power. Pushing it all the way in does a Factory Reset, unless it has the new flow chart routines in it. Poor connection on the Line,Load or Neutral lead may also cause things like fluttering loads.

Some Insteon Modules have been shipped with test links and X10 Addresses in them from the factory. Many of us automatically do a Factory Reset on all our modules as we installed them.

Actually three links in the device. The last line with all 0's is the first unused link address in the device.

If you have not downloaded the Manual for the Range Extenders. It explains the four tap communications test. http://cache.insteon.com/pdf/2992-222qs-us.pdf

Thank you for the chip links. They are a later revision than the ones I had archived. It does sound like there was more wrong. Than the power supply.

Yes that is the board I was talking about. Put the daughter board back and then see if the LED is better. It has the link database EEPROM on it along with the RS232 interface chip. I just tested my repaired 2413S with the Daughter Board removed. All I get is a cycle of Red/Green LED pulses.

I believe the cycling Red to Green indicates. The Link Database EEPROM on the Daughter Board is not found. You may want to verify there is 5 volts on the Daughter Board. As it has its own raw (~20V) to 5 volt regulator IC on the Daughter Board.

How old is it? Since it is built on a base PLM with a custom daughter card. The base PLM could be starting to fail. Reports are usually around the two year old mark. Loosing all links was one of the symptoms of a PLM failing.

Even if you drop the 220 VAC to 120 VAC. The 50 Cycle line frequency. Will mess up the timing. As the PLM is 60 cycles only.

Some CFLs may act strange on a dimmer. So observe them at 100% for any odd behavior. Also setting the On Off Ramp Time to the fastest the module can accept. Would also be recommended.

ELK even makes a heavy duty relay in an enclosure. 220 volts 60 amp contacts. Has a 120 volt power cord you use a module like an X10 appliance module or Insteon ApplianceLinc to turn On and Off. http://www.smarthome.com/elk-heavy-duty-relay-contactor-in-a-lockable-metal-structured-wiring-panel-enclosure.html

Mostly curious as you are getting replacements. Did you do a power cycle reset and did the paddles still not work? This brings me back to the real early SwitchLincs where the small Tact Switches the paddles activate. Would physically click but not make electrical contact. Power line controls where fine. Paddle pushes non responsive. That finally resulted in a extended seven year warranty for tact switch issues. As there where too many users to say it was a users installation issue.

Yes can't. Old brain fade again.

Page 8 of the users manual. It is Bright and Dim button action and can' be done through the ISY interface. Hold the Bright and Dim buttons until the LED flashes and the beeper beeps. Tap the Bright Button. Do it again to enable the beeper. http://www.insteon.com/pdf/2440.pdf

No LEDs after a Factory Reset does sound like a hardware failure. Maybe time to call the Insteon Customer Support Group and see what they say.

v1.C is the hardware version and 1425 is a production code. What firmware is reported for the PLM? Tools. Diagnostics PLM Info/Status. Should show the six digit Insteon address and firmware version. Along with a connected indication.

I have tested an original Remotelinc with the All On and Off buttons. I have linked the All buttons manually to an Insteon module. As LeeG pointed out. The ISY controller will not know about the manual link. In my case a Link Database compare results in mismatched links.

I have seen no schematics for the 2413S or 2413U PLM, 2443 HW 2 Access Points. As the board is the same in the later Access Points just different firmware and no daughter card. There are internal photos in the FCC Database but look like an earlier revision with only one capacitor in the raw 12 volt supply. My early revision 1.0 2413S PLMs have the two capacitors in the raw 12 volt supply. Hanging off the PCB with the small coil between them and a fly wire to the back side of the PCB. I have found the specifications sheet for the Power Integrations LNK354GN IC. Used in the raw 12 volt power supply.

The small users manual for the EZIO8SA says it is programmed for a Dallas Semiconductor. DS18B20 temperature sensor. It also indicates the connection are documented on the Smartenit wiki. The older archived manual I have shows the connections. Well it must be hidden real well as I could not find it there. Actually I didn't see anything in their wiki related to the Insteon modules they manufacture. Only their new Zigbee and related devices.

I don't know when the problem started. My real early EZIO8SA does not have this issue. Relay 7 is 7 and relay 8 is 8.

That is a known issue and it is the EZIO8SA's problem not the ISY controllers. http://smartenit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=902&sid=ecdadc349074b8fe7e50026b7befab1e

Do you have the optional A10/X10 firmware add on for your ISY controller? Insteon Modules have a power line transmitter in them. The transmitter will absorb some of the power line signal. Many have found X10 relability goes down as more Insteon Modules are added to the system. X10 power line signals are not resent by Insteon Modules, Dual Band Devices like Access Points or the new Range Extender. The X10 power line signals are not coupled between the phases So the X10 signals have to go from the sender to the X10 module in question. Do you have a good X10 Phase Coupler in your system. I have a JV Engineering XTB-IIR that blasts an X10 signal back on the power lines and respects Insteon messages that many other X10 repeaters will corrupt. I also have an optional X10 Primary Address in many of my Insteon Modules as I still have a nice 10 address Palm Pad in use. Along with a few Chime Modules. Since X10 Wireless Technologies Inc. went bankrupt. The new owners had to reevaluate the actual costs of the modules. So most present stock is higher in cost than many are use to with the X10WTI blow out deals. .

The 2474DWH is the two wire style dimmer and uses RF only communications. So a good RF communications is needed between it and a Dual Band device. Is the load between the minimum 25 watts and maximum 600 watts? I to would try the Factory Reset as its controller maybe confused and not acting correctly. Though the LED actions may indicate a hardware failure.