[olug] MythTV, RFI, and garage door openers.
Ryan Stille
ryan at cfwebtools.com
Thu Sep 20 18:15:18 UTC 2007
Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> When my workstation was converted to a mythbackend, I left a Vantec
> fan-controller in the machine because I didnt want to bother
> disconnecting it, and put the machine in the basement.
>
> We put in a new garage door opener last week, and could not get the
> openers to work beyond a few feet.
>
> The vantec fan controller was putting out enough RFI to interfere with
> a garage opener 20 feet away. Removed the fan controller, and all is
> well.
>
What brand of opener? A few months back my opener started only working
within a few feet of the remote. Now I'm guessing it has something to
do with some piece of computer equipment in the room directly above it.
The last thing I can remember putting in there was a PC I bought from
you! :-)
-Ryan
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