I think (but I don't know for sure) that it also makes a difference
which phase you're on. Most homes have split phase power, where half the
breakers are on phase A, and the other half are on phase B. If you go
through the outlets in a typical room, they will alternate phases as you
go around the room. First plug is phase A, the next is phase B, then
back to phase A, and so on.
If the homeplug signal is propagated on the hot lead, then you must lose
it altogether when you have to jump phases? IDK, but I've always wondered.
bp
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On 8/19/2016 7:05 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:
As well as noise generators on the circuit.
*From:* Bill Prince <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:10 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] BPL / Homeplug
With homeplug, it's not how close individual plugs are located because
they have to go through the breaker panel. If the panel is 3 floors
away, then the signal has to go down to the breaker panel, and then
back up to the other homeplug unit. The total distance is the issue.
bp
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On 8/18/2016 6:38 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
Is there any equipment manufacturer still selling broadband over
powerlines equipment?
I tried a cheap netgear homeplug kit to get data from a utility
closet to an apartment 3 floors apart. It works (with weak signal)
in the hallway just outside the apartment, but doesn't connect from
inside the apartment itself. I get a similar result going the other
way....with the one homeplug unit in the apartment, I can get a weak
signal on an outlet down the hall from the utility closet.
It seems like if I'm that close, then maybe just a better piece of
equipment would make it happen.
This is a temporary and freebie thing, so before you tell me how much
homeplug sucks, just be aware that I only need it to work for a
little while. I could run ethernet if I was willing to cut handholes
in the drywall and patch them back up....but I'm not.
