They heat up the neutral and use the hots for a counterpoise as I understand
it. That is how it can work across phases.
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 8:28 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BPL / Homeplug
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
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:10 PM
To: 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.
