[RFI] led bulbs?

[Don Kirk]

The only problems I have had with the 120 volt LED bulbs (that are
dimmable) so far have not been with the bulbs, but rather with the dimmers
(dimmers designed for LED bulbs).  So far the two different dimmers from
two different manufacturers that I have tried have both generated RFI (RFI
worst when not at full output), and their RFI characteristics were not the
same as each other (example : one was worst in the AM broadcast band, while
the other one was worst on 160 meters, etc.).

I have yet run into any 120 volt LED bulbs that have cause me interference
(dimmable or not).

Thankfully my trusty old Kenwood TS-180s noise blanker kills the RFI that
my LED dimmer generates (makes the RFI disappear) when operating on 160
meters.

Don (wd8dsb)

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Dave Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've switched the whole house over to Wal-Mart's 60W dimmable bulbs. They
> are quiet as far as I can tell, and they are $1.88 here, probably
> subsidized by the local electric company.  The 100W LED's are still a
> little pricey here.
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: David Robbins
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:46 AM
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> Subject: [RFI] led bulbs?
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> Was there someone who made a list of quiet led bulbs??  I finally used the
> last 100w incandescent I had stockpiled so I guess its time to start
> switching over.
>
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> David Robbins K1TTT
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