Brian H

The internal photos of the 2477D Dual Band show all surface mounted parts. The older power line only ones. Where also almost all surface mounted components. Except a few components like the triac controlling the voltage to the Load. Maybe you blew the triac as it looks like the older leaded voltage regulators.

How old is your PLM? They have a reputation of failing. Usually a few months after the warranty expires. In the Tools Tab. Diagnostics. Show PLM Link Table. What does it show? If it is almost empty. You can try a restore ISY on it and see if things get better. You can also see what the PLM Info/Status choice shows.

If the generator is using a modified sine wave output and not a pure sine wave. As Stu suggested. Unplugging maybe a good thing to do.

I have seen LED bulbs sold as Cree but not made by Cree. Some manufacturers say Cree because they used a Cree LED pack on their drivers. I would also not rule out. Some Chinese knockoffs.

I believe Cree's only being sold through Home Depot may have expired. I now see them on other web sites. Though all of mine here from Home Depot. I also have some of the Switch Lighting Infinia bulbs. Yes the ones with the liquid cooling. Life time warranty but since they folded. Not much good.

Small world. I was born in Northern New Jersey. Incandescent bulbs are gone as far as I have seen. They do make a Halogen replacement for them. That squeak under the Energy Requirements. I have a few 72 watt ones that replaced the old 100 watt incandescent. Where I didn't want to use an LED bulb. Though LEDs are getting much more affordable. Most of mine are Philips, Cree and Sylvania. I did rewire a few 4 foot Fluorescent fixtures to use a Naturaled brand LED T8/T12 tube. They are driven by 120 volts AC directly and the ballast is bypassed. Down side is. If you ever put an original tube back into it. It shorts the 120 volts AC and required a unshunted socket to mate with the replacement tube. As the 120 Volts AC is connected to the pins on one end. I have not tested them for noise or signal sucking.

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

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.

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