[RFI] RFI via Florescent Lights

[Roger (K8RI)]

These would have been new around 2000 to 2002, "I think"

73,

Roger  (K8RI)



On 4/7/2016 Thursday 7:24 AM, Charles Coldwell 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-Fluorescent-Lamp-Ballasts_tcm201-33708.pdf
>


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