[RFI] LED lighting

[Phil Snyder]

Yes I have been trying to document on and off times for noise/light 
activity so I have something to report to him. He is an industrial 
electrician by day so I think he will understand the problem. Will he 
care? That I don't know but time will tell. Thanks

Phil
N9LAH

On 7/27/2015 3:50 PM, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On 07/26/2015 10:50 AM, Phil Snyder wrote:
>> Well after a 4 year period the local electric company found the
>> offending lightning arrester and voila no more noise! Unfortunately, the
>> neighbor behind me just remodeled the outside of their house and in the
>> process added about 6 LED lighting fixtures in the soffit across the
>> front and after a few days of watching and listening it appears that
>> they are causing way more RFI then the faulty arrester ever did.
>>
>> I am hoping to learn a little more here before approaching them to make
>> sure all my facts are straight. I am assuming that there is a switching
>> power supply running the lights and that the power is cut to the supply
>> when they are not on since the noise is gone when they are off.
> It is very possible each LED has its own power supply inside,
> and one of them is faulty.
>
> "Hey, I noticed when you switch those LEDs on, I get a bunch
> of noise on the radio. I am worried one of your bulbs may bee
> defective, and could pose a fire hazard. Mind if we take a look
> at them to see if one of them is bad?"
>