[RFI] Under-counter lighting that is quiet?

[Dale]

Peter,

Beware of flourescent tube fixtures, too.  Today, nearly all ballasts are switchers.  The can be just as bad as the LED drivers.  Make certain that you can return any light fixtures that create too much RFI for your application.  The safest way is to buy those that use halogen incandescent lamps and then use a name brand wall dimmer that includes RFI suppression to control the bulbs.

73, Dale
WA9ENA


-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net>
>Sent: Mar 24, 2013 12:59 PM
>To: tdanley at suddenlink.net
>Cc: rfi at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [RFI] Under-counter lighting that is quiet?
>
>On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Tad Danley <tdanley at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi Peter, we have three Kichler under counter lights that have been is use
>> since the home was built 7 years ago, and they don't make a peep on 160 - 2
>> meters.  I can't find a part number for the fixtures, but each one uses
>> three 18 watt 12.8 volt 'Type T-5' bulbs.  The fixtures have a low/high
>> switch on them - no noise in either position.
>
>I'm kind of looking for LED lighting (though I didn't say that
>initially!) but fluorescent is OK.  Thanks for the report.
>
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