[RFI] Solar Edge RFI Update 11/29/18

[Gedas]

Absolutely NOT the same.

Gedas, W8BYA

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On 11/29/2018 2:13 PM, Andy KU7T wrote:
> All,
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> Is it the same to use 5 cores and just clamp them on a cable one after another compared with using one of the same cores and wrapping the cable 5 times through?  I would think yes. Is this true?
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> (I am asking because I am doing some RFI suppression work on my heating system and may go the easy route of just clamping on a couple…)
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> 73
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> Andy
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> KU7T
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> From: RFI <rfi-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Tony <dxdx at optonline.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 11:05:03 AM
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> Subject: [RFI] Solar Edge RFI Update 11/29/18
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> All:
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> Solar Edge installed RFI suppression on my neighbors solar system on
> Monday. They installed 5 clamp-on Ferrites on half the Optimizers which
> left the rest of the system open to RFI. Needless to say, this did
> little to suppress the noise.
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> The company will not wrap cables around large cores because they say
> that doing so would violate the cables bending radius and could lead to
> cracks. I spoke to the engineer today and he maintains that using
> several clamp-on Ferrites is the equivalent of wrapping the cable around
> a core.
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> So that's where we are. I should find out the next course of action this
> week. I'll keep the group posted.
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> Tony -K2MO
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