On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:57:38 -0500 David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon 29 Jul 2019 at 20:43:04 (+0100), Joe wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:26:14 -0500 John Hasler > > <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote: > > > They don't have to be on the same branch circuit: just on the same > > > "phase"[1]. There is probably a gadget available that bridges the > > > signal between phases. > > > > > > [1] They aren't really phases but everyone calls them that. > > > > They are in my country. 3-phase, 240V RMS each phase to neutral, > > 415V RMS between phases. > > Irrelevant in a domestic setting: it's illegal to have more than one > phase in an ordinary house. Houses will have one phase each, so you'll > share your phase with various neighbours scattered along the street. > Which was the point. The nearest house on the same phase is likely to be a significant distance away, and less likely to have a useable level of RF from my power-line gadget. But I only use it occasionally. -- Joe