HCA-02

[Grant Klassen]

Michael:

I've got one of the PR511's installed and two more that I was planning 
on.

So what are my alternative choices for:
a) devices that do the job of PR511
b) devices that do the job of the HCA-02
c) devices that do the job of the LynX-PLC

Grant


On Jan 11, 2005, at 11:08 AM, michael wrote:

> Grant said :
>> Michael:
>>  What are the "issues with the Leviton Repeater/amp"? I've got the 
>> LynX
>> and just ordered the Leviton . . .
>>
> Hello Grant
>
> The real issue is a matter of whether you also have any of the
> PR511 motion sensor floodlight modules.
>
> Together, they will lock up for sure !
>
> Without the PR511's, the LynX-PLC and the HCA-02 will
> only occasionally lock up...
>
> In fact, I haven't had that much trouble with my PLC and
> the HCA-02 since the HCA-02 died... :-)
>
> Honestly, I think that the problem might be worse when the PLC
> and the Leviton are close together.  Mine are separated by over
> 400 feet, and seem to behave better than some others who have
> reported this problem.
>
> What happens is that these two units get into a battle, each
> trying to send and both losing...continuously.
>
> I tried in the Classic version to recognize this condition,
> but now that I'm isolated from the device by the USB adaptor,
> I'm not sure that I can do it.
>
> I'll certainly keep looking though, and if you see this problem
> you'll know it... send me some log entries and I'll see what
> I can do...
> michael
>
>