On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Carl Denk wrote: > I have 200' to a natural gas well with one 3/4" conduit for heating the > enclosure. I wanted to add communications to a PIC for pressure and > temperature readings. It was felt to run any communications wired cable > in the same conduit would result in crosstalk and garbage messages. I > settled on 62.5/125 um fibe optic which has been working great for 6 > years. Today I probably would do it with X-10. > > This is an overkill for the application below, but running signal and > power close together is a concern and needs investigation before > committing to the work. Have you considered X-10 and it's successors? > Checkout Smarthome.com > Carl, Has X-10 gotten reliable enough for this type application? I tried to use X-10 in my home for several years about a decade ago and finally gave up due to it being terribly unreliable and inconsistent. Carey --=20 Carey Fisher Chief Technical Officer New Communications Solutions, LLC 678-999-3956 careyfisher@ncsradio.com --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .