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Re: [TowerTalk] [RFI] Lutron and RFI

To: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>,"Charles Gallo" <Charlie@TheGallos.com>,"Tower Talk List" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [RFI] Lutron and RFI
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:10:24 -0800
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At 04:00 PM 11/21/2006, Tom Rauch wrote:
>>I think the idea is that if the supply and return from the dimmer 
>>to the lamp are essentially a pair, then the magnetic fields 
>>cancel, and it's sort of self shielding (a balanced pair), since 
>>they are right next to each other, and the "loop area" is small.
>
>
>The only sure cure is to make sure the antenna and feedline have 
>minimal response to noise on house wiring, and make sure the things 
>in our houses don't generate RFI. I sure wouldn't go rewiring 
>anything to try to cure noise!

I think it's more in the nature of "increasing the odds" than "sure 
fire fix", especially if it's a new install where there's not a huge 
cost driver either way(which is what the Lutron advice pertained to, I believe)

Jim 


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