[RFI] RFI via Florescent Lights

[Dave Cole]

No kidding, destroy them...  
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On Fri, 2016-04-08 at 11:34 +0000, David Robbins wrote:
> Not ones that make RFI!!  And don't let my neighbors hear about them
> either!
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of N2TK, Tony
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 11:15
> To: rfi at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] RFI via Florescent Lights
> 
> An easy fix, at least for me was to replace the entire fixture with a
> Home
> Depot 4' Led fixture for $40. It puts out more light than the
> existing two
> 40W tube fluorescent fixtures. And no problem putting out bright
> light in my
> garage in cold winter where the standard fluorescent fixtures were
> very dim.
> I have not detected any RF noise in the shack from the Led fixtures.
> Anyone want 16 used fluorescent fixtures? :-) 73, N2TK, Tony
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles
> Plunk
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 4:55 PM
> To: rfi at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] RFI via Florescent Lights
> 
> I was at a convenience store/gas station a few weeks ago in the
> bathroom and
> looked up and saw those LED T8 replacements. First i had seen. You 
> could see the individual LED's in them.     I too have some of those 
> noisy variable voltage input ballasts in my shop. Interested thread.
> 
> Chuck
> AF4O
> 
> On 04/07/2016 09:44 AM, charlie at thegallos.com wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Roger (K8RI) <k8ri at rogerhalstead.
> > > com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > They've been up there so long I don't remember the ballast
> > > > specs. 
> > > > They are about 2 X 1 X 6 inches and heavy.
> > > Sounds like magnetic ballasts.
> > > 
> > > I had to replace a bunch of magnetic ballasts in my basement;
> > > they 
> > > were oozing potting material.  I discovered that many of them
> > > contain 
> > > PCBs, which has made safe disposal challenging.  The date codes
> > > on GE 
> > > ballasts will tell you if they contain PCB-insulated capacitors.
> > > 
> > > 
> http://www.gelighting.com/LightingWeb/na/images/GE-PCB-Containing-Flu
> orescen
> t-Lamp-Ballasts_tcm201-33708.pdf
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > These days, if you are replacing ballasts, you might as well get
> > rid 
> > of ballasts all together - Just go to what they call "Direct
> > wired" 
> > LED tubes
> > 
> > 
> https://www.earthled.com/blogs/light-2-0-the-earthled-blog-led-lighti
> ng-news
> -tips-reviews/33135492-how-to-buy-t8-and-t12-led-fluorescent-
> replacement-tub
> es
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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