Capacitor Illustration

This illustration is for the purposes of explaining the concept of weak signals and how a capacitor may help improve the strength of your signalers.

Transformer outside

Direction signal travels

Signal returns back to house

Figure 2.0

Capacitor, electrician must install

The signal needs to travel from the signaler (figure 1.0 below) through the circuit box side A, to the transformer outside the house (figure 2.0) back down the other side to the circuits on side B of the breaker panel where other Sonic Alert receivers may be plugged in.

The problem is the distance the signal needs to travel before it locates a receiver. By the time it makes it’s way out to the transformer and back to the house the signal is sometimes to weak to trigger the receiver.

The fix to this problem is a capacitor, this is provided at no charge. However it should be installed by a qualified electrician.

Please have your electricician contact us for instructions to install a capacitor.