[RFI] Lights flickering next door

[Kelly Johnson]

Thanks, Tom.  That's the info I was looking for.  I'll pass the info
on to my neighbor.

On 7/11/05, Tom Rauch <w8ji at contesting.com> wrote:
> > Please, no more warnings about installing stuff in my
> neighbor's home.
> >  I wasn't planning to do the work myself anyway.  I would
> like to know
> > if any of you have good solutions to problems like this if
> they affect
> > something (like a light socket) that doesn't have a
> visible cord that
> > can be wrapped around a toroid.
> 
> Kelly,
> 
> I have RFI proofed photocell lights, garage door openers,
> and other things with .01 uF UL/CSA approved line bypass
> capacitors rated at 250 Vac. They are almost always much
> more effective than toroids anyway for both ingress and
> egress. As a matter of fact even though I have hundreds of
> "proper cores" laying around I rarely use them.
> 
> I bypass both hot and neutral leads to the safety ground
> lead. I only do this *inside* a flame-proof box, like a wall
> box or breaker panel.
> 
> There might be a commercial product with larger flying leads
> around for doing this.
> 
> What I have also done is install bypass caps inside an
> enclosed molded plug and found a "sweet" outlet where the
> plug can be installed.  You can also purchase "shield beads"
> of 73 material or higher that slip over individual
> conductors, but they generally aren't effective unless the
> RF impedance is low at the point where they are installed.
> 
> 73 Tom
> 
>