Hi Dave,
Even though they are exempt from the equipment authorization procedure, as
far as I can tell they are not exempt from the rules regarding “harmful
interference” covered in Part 15, sub part A per the FCC website.
Don (wd8dsb)
On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 7:04 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I should not have been so optimistic!!! On originally checking and quickly
> checking for RFI after installation, it seemed OK. However, today while
> addressing a problem from a close-by contesting station, I discovered, no
> surprise........, the new refrigerator/freezer is producing nasty 60-Hz
> garbage on 160 and 75/80 meters.
>
> Of course, home appliances are exempted in the FCC
> rules.....grrrrrrr....... Not even a regulatory page in the manual. Our
> tax monies in the ozone.......
>
> I just need to unload (big glass of red whine) and look for a good EMI
> filter that will take 15 to 20 amperes. KitchenAid is not even clear in
> the manual on AC power requirements. All they allude to is 120 vac fused
> for 15 to 20 amperes and the suggestion that one uses a dedicated line. No
> where on the appliance or in the manual do they even give the current draw
> or wattage of the appliance.
>
>
> Oh, yes, on my initiated on-line chat with customer service, the he/she/it
> on the other end had absolutely no idea what "radio frequency interference"
> meant. After typing it in three times, he/she/it promised to forward my
> request to someone on the, of all things, telephone (not that I expect that
> will do any good......).
>
> Yet another hit from embedded SMPS's "With Love, From China".
>
> Dave - WØLEV
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