[RFI] Haolgens AND . . .
Martin AA6E
aa6e at ewing.homedns.org
Sat Nov 18 22:38:51 EST 2006
WarrenWolff at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> I have posted elsewhere, but this is probably the best place to check this
> out.
>
> I am told that low halogens are BIG generators of noise.
> Is that really true?
>
> On the same note, what about light dimmer switches?
>
> We are building a new house, and I need to establish some intelligent
> positions with my builder right away.
>
> Regards, Warren; W7WY
>
Halogen lights themselves are no problem. But the cheap dimming power
supplies are reported to be big trouble.
Dimmer switches vary. I have had good luck with modern ones, but older
ones can be terrible. I think some are rated for RFI filtering. As
usual, you probably don't want the cheapest. It might be good to test
them yourself before installing.
See http://www.epanorama.net/documents/lights/lightdimmer.html#rfi and
http://www.lutron.com/applicationnotes/360484.pdf (see "lamp debuzzing
coil")
73 Martin AA6E
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