I ran into this same problem when I installed some halogen "puck" lights in the
kitchen. Switching supplies wiped out HF reception. For the new house, I
specified the "magnetic transformer" option for the lights and it is RFI-quiet.
Imagine: magnetic transformers - what will they think of next!
Ken
"N6KJ" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Last night I tracked down one of the sources of RFI in my neighborhood.
>It turned out to be the low-voltage walkway lights I put in about 6 weeks
>ago. ?The lights are halogen lights manufactured by Malibu and the
>transformer(s) are made by Hampton Bay. ?Does anyone else have experience
>with this? ?Is this a problem with all of these lights or is it unique
>to this/these manufacturer(s)? ?Is this usually a transformer issue,
>a light issue, or a wiring issue? ?Is there anything I can do, except rip them
>out or turn them off when I operate the rig? ?Are there any other walkway
>lights that I can get that are "quiet"? ?Maybe the solar ones?
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