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Re: [RFI] Solar Panel RFI

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Subject: Re: [RFI] Solar Panel RFI
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:54:25 -0700
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Hi Ed,

It's been long enough ago since I studied it that I don't remember details that bothered me, but dim memory is that it was some details about the chokes used and about recommendations for specific wiring techniques. I think I also had issues with the bonding strategy. I'll go back and give it another read and get back to you. I also objected to the general approach of fixing a bad system -- I strongly believe that should be the responsibility of the system manufacturer and the installing contractor. So I believe that what SHOULD have happened was that the vendor's feet should have been held to the fire.

What's really good about the piece are: 1) the recognition of the interconnected wiring as a magnetic loop, something I've been evangelizing about for at least 10 years since I learned about it from Neil Muncy (ex-W3WJE, SK) about 15 years ago in the context of baseband and RF interference to audio systems. 2) the use of twisted pair for all wiring carrying significant currents to kill the magnetic field produced by noise (another thing I've been evangelizing about for at least 20 years); 3) the recognition that twisted pair is needed for both DC and AC wiring in these situations because those circuits carry RF noise; 4) use of ferrite chokes to suppress the common mode component; and 4) how much it takes to kill RFI from a bad system.

73, Jim K9YC

What On Tue,8/9/2016 3:42 PM, Hare, Ed W1RFI wrote:
< Not everything in it is right, but most of it is.>

If there are any errors in the article, Jim, let me know what they are and we 
can see if it merits a Feedback.  Or I may see it differently than you. :-)

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