The CFL was a chinese "off brand" from a discount store. It definitely prevented the remote signal i.e. the signal from the remote to the base, not the TMCC track signal, which was fine (but I had to be within a foot of the base). It was fantastic, turn on the light, no range, turn it off, normal range.
The house does not have ground wires outside of the basement outlets (where the layout is). No lighting fixtures are grounded. Wiring is knob and tube originating in the attic, no wires traverse the open joists above the layout.
Originally Posted by Kerrigan:
A compact flourscent light blocked the TMCC signal?
Now that is a new one on me for sure!
Originally Posted by Überstationmeister:
I do not think the wiring itself has any influence on the signal (beyond the ground), but I had to remove a CFL near the layout that "blocked" the TMCC remote signal quite well. Whenever the CFL was on, the range of the remote was about a foot.
