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From: nathan@vitec.vitec.us.com (Nathan Banks)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: BSR Remotes and Touch Lamps
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Date: 21 Sep 90 17:32:18 GMT
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Hello,
I have been using BSR remote control devices for several years. These are
the devices which use existing wiring in the home to transmit on/off/dim/etc
commands to devices in your home. These work great for turning
on the perimeter lights of our home, barn light, etc...

Unfortunately I have a problem with some capacitance type lamps (CTL's).  I
hope I am using the correct terminology.  CTL's are those lamps which you touch
to turn on/off/dim.  I DO NOT have the CTL lamps plugged into a BSR module.

Here is the problem:

When I touch the CTL to on or off the light, one of my remotes will go on.  I
guess the CTL is putting noise on the AC lines or something.  Additional
presses of the CTL DOES NOT result in any other photon output transitions 
in the remotely controlled light. The lights in question are the farthest
from the CTL (way out in the barn). I have not tried to change the address
(I did not think of that until just writing this).

Also when I press the ALL UNITS OFF button on the BSR command module, the CTL
reacts (turns on/ gets brighter).

How do I *rectify* (excuse the pun) this problem? Surely there is some kind
of filter I can put on the CTL. Any ideas?

Thanks
Nathan