will this work with a metal outlet box or will it cause to much interference?
1985883
I don't know all the terms but have installed two of these..one into a ceiling where the light fixture's wires were open to the space above the ceiling and once where the light fixture's wires were in a metal box. Both work perfectly.
1985884
That I don't know but if I were to guess. I'd say that it would work in a metal box judging by how far away this thing works.
247489
The reply from Dallas is correct. If it will be exposed to elements, it needs to be protected. I have found the wireless signal to be very strong, and can be used a significant distance, through the house etc, so a non metallic box shouldnt have a big impact on the signal.
72835
I suspect it won't matter. But I'd use ONLY shielded wire so stray signals over the greater distance won't interfere and give a false reading. (Try grounding the shield and ONLY the shield and ONLY at one point. If you ground a shield at more than one point, then a complete 'circuit' is made and interference is more likely.)
1676103
assume you wall outlets will power other devices (ie, night lite). length of cable, within reason, should pose no problem. power adapter or 2400 unit possibly bad. may have to return for repair. with shipping cost, etc.... If it were me, I'd go to radio shack and pick up cheap 15 VDC 300 to 500MA adapter and try it on unit....you would need to adapt to coax = tell salesman what your doing = maybe he can help.
1045596
Make sure there are no large metal objects between( line of sight) the two units. The metal object could be a refrigerator inside the house or a car parked outside. Also, the mail box itself can block the signal if it is metal. I had to extend the antennal wire on the transmitter a few inches outside my metal mailbox to cure intermittent operation.
1552865
Not problem at all just make sure cable is inserted all the way or try other cable or outlet to discard options
851130
it would help if i knew what you mean by outlet. i've used my cb radio in both my car/truck/rv and in my home as a base station with a convertor .so iam assuming that you may wish to do both .one thing i would recomend that you have a radio shop wire the unit so that interference is kept to a minimum
1220438
Regular round outlet box works. I put several under my eves on new construction.
1300448
No interference. Device has to be connected to charger at all times or it won't work. Does not have internal battery that I know of. It does not bother me to have it plugged all the time.
1918820
I tried it with a power strip and it degraded the signal a lot. I ran a speedtest and it was less than a quarter of the speed when directly plugged into the outlet.
1058675
For safety, ask an electrician. As to signal interference, I have HDMI, CAT6, audio coax, my center channel speaker wire and a Kinect going through the hole, and I am not experiencing any noticeable interference.
1063603
I believe it would only work with two as there is only two different "channels", so three would probably cause two of them to interfere
2258828
The unit does not have an outlet built in, so yes, you would occupy both plugs of the receptacle you are monitoring. This allows you to place the box further away from the outlet to a location more convenient to hearing the alarm go off. While the alarm is pretty loud, I can't hear it up in my bedroom and the unit is in my garage.
108666
I honestly have no idea. We have been using this however at various live shows all over the place in all different types of venues for the last few months and we have had no issues with interference so far. We use it just to send a click track to everyone's earbuds. I am sure with nicer headphones or in ear monitors it will sound good though for other things pumped through it because i have played around with it on my own time and i have nice ear buds and it sounds good. Hope that helps somewhat. =)
2088016
I have some hi tension lines near my house and have no interference on the AM band. The local lines are underground, so I'm not sure about interference. I can test them down the street tomorrow.
1943555
The plug is shaped like a teardrop with the larger part having the two prongs. When plugged in it lies parallel with the face plate, i.e., it is perpendicular to the floor and extends beyond the faceplate, not into the other plug. So it shouldn't interfere with whatever you want to plug into the other receptacle. I hope that is clear.
974609
Not if you plug the Belkin in the bottom outlet. You can still use the top outlet without interference from the Belkin. If you plug it on the top, then, yes, it will block the bottom outlet. I've had no problems with it, and the Belkin has its own outlets on each side, so when plugged in the bottom, I end up with 3.