[RFI] 120v halogen lights

[Pete Smith]

At 09:08 AM 4/4/04, Jim wrote:
>Neighbor uses something he calls "puck lights" for his bar area.  under the
>cabinets in the back bar and in the front bar too.  He spaces them 18 to 24
>inches apart.  I don't know how much light you need but these are small and
>easily wired.  Available at Home Depot if not many places.  A Google search
>for "puck lights" comes up with many hits and the first one shows many
>styles.


These are the ones that, in their low-voltage form, typically use a small 
encapsulated "electronic transformer" and have been widely reported to 
cause extreme electrical noise.

I had some GE brand steel cabinet halogens (now apparently sold as "Good 
Earth" brand in Lowe's) that were reasonably quiet RF-wise, but they had 
repeated failures in the "transformer" and other internal areas, perhaps 
because of heat.  My last one of 7 different units just died.


73, Pete N4ZR
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