I tested 5 or 6 brands (every one I could get my hands on) and even the
quietest according to my tests raised my noise level by 1 db. I ended up
putting Corcom 20VK6 line filters on each circuit as close as possible to the
first light in the chain and it eliminated all nose.
73, David K6ZD
> On Feb 12, 2023, at 14:11, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What I did was to buy one of the fixtures I was interested in from Home
> Depot and try everything I could think of to determine its RFI potential,
> including putting it on a long extension cord and sniffing with my portable
> HF radio. For $8 or so it seemed like a good investment. I'm going ahead
> with installing 8-12 of these in my basement ceiling =- They are Commercial
> Electric 1005 591 792, and are similarly can-less - in fact the package
> includes a template for cutting a hole in the ceiling sheet-rock, and the
> fixture then snaps in place with two retaining clips - pretty neat.
>
> Oh BTW - the company (importer?) was totally clueless about what's in their
> fixture - I guessed from the weight that it is at least in part a
> transformer, but when I asked I got a resounding "huh?"
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>> On 2/12/2023 12:39 PM, NA6MB Mike wrote:
>> No direct experience with this one.
>> So far I am very lucky with the LEDS used in my house.
>> I only have one floodlight that is kind of noisy, but it is on a motion
>> sensor and rarely on.
>>
>> My suggestion would be to buy them with the caveat to the vendor that you
>> can bring it back for any reason.
>> Or buy one, take it home and check out the RFI it produces.
>>
>> Big box store brands change so often but it’s unlikely that you will find
>> someone with direct experience on a particular device.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> NA6MB
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>>> On Feb 12, 2023, at 9:59 AM, PHILIP SNYDER<n9lah@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone have experience with this product I found available at Lowes?
>>> It is a canless LED fixture that looks like what I would like but not a lot
>>> of info available about certification. This would be for lighting in my
>>> shack so they definitely would be used while operating.
>>>
>>> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Lithonia-Lighting-Integrated-LED-6-in-75-Watt-Equivalent-Matte-White-Round-Dimmable-Canless-Recessed-Downlight/5000183103
>>>
>>> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Lithonia-Lighting-Integrated-LED-6-in-75-Watt-Equivalent-Matte-White-Round-Dimmable-Canless-Recessed-Downlight/5000183103
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Phil
>>> N9LAH
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