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From: royf@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Roy Frederick)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Fixing BSR modules...
Summary: Bad Triac
Keywords: bsr lamp module
Message-ID: <8778@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 27 Jul 89 04:44:11 GMT
References: <189@flight.UUCP>
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In article <189@flight.UUCP>, george@flight.UUCP (George Rachor x65135) writes:
> I have had a lamp module become defective after having a light on the
> circuit burn out.  I have heard that if the light burns out and

I have repaired 2 lamp modules that failed in that way.  The bad component
was a triac.  I replaced it with a 6 or 8 amp 400 Volt plastic unit I got
at radio shack.  Pinout was the same as in the module.  It was a chore to
repair the modules - but they were out of warranty.

X-10 warrants the modules for 6 months - and will repair for $2 (??)
within that period.   Note: they must be genuine X-10 modules to be 
guaranteed.  Some Radio Shack and other modules were made in Taiwan not
by X-10 - they are not warranted.

Roy Frederick (royf@attctc.UUCP)
Dallas County Data Services  (214) 653-6340
504 Records Bldg.
Dallas, TX 75202