Thanks Jim. This makes perfect sense...and explains why it works for me.
Redrum wrote: > Gary, Kev, I think the labelling of "circuit" is misleading, while the > same circuit is certainly ideal, what is really needed in the same "leg > (line)". Here in the US (similar in Europe?), our power comes in as a > "split phase" with 2 hots (legs/lines), a neutral, and a ground. It's > 240vac single phase between the two hots, and two 120vac circuits are > formed between each hot and neutral. What they mean is the two powerline > devices should be on the same "leg/line group" > 38858 > > In our circuit breaker panel, we have two columns of breakers, A (odd) > on the left, and B (even) on the right. Each side is the same leg. So, > what the powerline adaptors want is the same leg at a minimum, but > circuit (breaker) is ideal. If you think about it, the Ethernet is a > modulated signal on a 120vac carrier. It has to travel a distance, and > going from one adaptor, through a breaker, back to the panel bus, then > back out through another breaker, to the other adaptor. That is not > "ideal" but if distances are reasonable, it should work. However, it is > is being asked to go back to the panel and over to the other leg/line > (through the transformer??) that's what probably won't work. > > So, identify the breaker(s) for the two outlets to be used and see if > the breakers are on the same "side" > > As an aside, I think these things are real cool and solve allot of > people's issues > > Jim *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.2.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.2.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>hifiberry Dac+Pro (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir3 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) *Files:* -Ripping-: dBpoweramp > FLAC; -Post-rip-: mp3tag, PerfectTunes, TuneFusion; -Streaming:- Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109953 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
