Adapt Smarthome Powerlinc controller

1132B in 220V

 

Principle stays the same than the original proposed on the Ido Bar-Tana website

Divide capacitors value by a 2 factor (choosing 630V at least). 

For all modifications, take care of the fact that you are working on "line voltage 220V". 
Don't try to plug your work until you closed the box and screwed it. 

This page is for information only, all the modifications that you perform on the original module are AT YOUR OWN RISKS.

 

  • Unscrew the four screw at each grey box corner.
  • Unmount the board from the grey box to have it in hand like on the picture.
  • Remove the original 130V MOV (blue disk left bottom edge picture)
  • Remove the condensator labelled on the board C1 & C3 (brown capacitor at bottom righ edge of the picture).

Note : most of the time unsoldering transformer is not required but was performed in our case to increase the visibility.

Hint : If you plan to unsolder the transformer, draw an arrow on the top of it to easily remember the correct fitting when you will assemble it back.

Adapting transformer layout to 220V will be performed by putting in serial the two 115V primary coils which was originaly in parallel.

To do it so, cut the two tracks highlighted on the picture by the yellow pencil (first is on the capacitor side, second on back side).

 

 

Prepare the required replacing components :

1 x 330 nF 630V fit in C3
1 x 100 nF 630V fit in C1
1 x 240V (or 275) MOV (also named varistor)

(new components on left side)

 

 

Solder them at their respective places

Result should look like :

Last part of the transformer voltage modification consists of adding one wire between the two coils. (if rightmost transformer pin is considered as 1, you should bridge 2 and 4)

Reassemble the module and plug a 220V plug adapter.

It's now ready to use !!!!

 

TW523 / PCS05 RJ11 cable adaptor

1132B providing more functionalities than the TW523, the RJ plug at the back side is not straight compatible with the TW523 back plug.

 

To build an adaptor, I suggest the following way :
  1. Use of the 1132B provided cable (RJ 8 pins to 6).
  2. Unmount of a RJ 45 female to female adaptor and modification of the original wiring.
  3. Use of the previously used TW523 RJ11 cable plugged on the rewired adaptor

 

Wiring principle is the following :

RJ 6 pins 1132B side cable will be cabled on pin 2 to 7 (if RJ45 adaptor used, meaning that position 1 and 8 stay unused).

Wire 2 and 7 are powersupply delivered by the 1132B (12V 300ma). Wires Blue and White on the picture.

For the 4 remaining cables, wiring should be performed in a reverse way, meaning :

  • 3 (left side) become 6 (right side)
  • 4 -> 5
  • 5 -> 4
  • 6 -> 3

 Note : take care that pinout number begin at left top most hole and is incremented following (left top most, down , upper, down, etc..)

Side with only 4 wires (left on the picture) will be the one used to plug original TW523 RJ11 cable.

Final result should looks like  :

This adaptor was successfully tested with :
  • ADI Ocelot controller (using the original TW523 RJ11 provided cable (flat wiring)
  • WGL design V572A all house RF receiver (using also the original RJ11 provided cable)

Thierry PARENT
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