Follow up on my last post. The two dimmers I tested were as follows:
Lutron TGCL-153PH-LA
Cooper Industries/Eaton TAL06P-C2-K-L
The Lutron was worst down in the AM broadcast band, while the Cooper
Industries/Eaton was worst on 160 meters. For numerous reasons (most of
which was my wife), I kept the Cooper Industries/Eaton dimmer even though
it's a bad RFI generator on my favorite band (160 meters).
Don (wd8dsb)
On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Don Kirk <wd8dsb@gmail.com> wrote:
> I installed 6" recessed Dimmable 120 Vac LED lights in family room a year
> ago (Lowe's Utilitech 65 Watt equivalent), and no problem with RFI until I
> installed and tested 2 different dimmers designed for LED lights (I know
> one brand was Lutron) and the packaging on the dimmers said something about
> being designed to prevent RFI emission. Both dimmers I tested generated
> RFI, with one being worse in the AM broadcast band, and the other was worst
> up in the 160 meter band. Also the RFI is most serve when the Dimmers are
> adjusted for low level of light.
>
> Just FYI,
> Don (wd8dsb)
>
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