[RFI] Dimmer Switch

[Kim Elmore]

FEIW, I’ve used LEDs rated for dinner applications with standard dinners without any RFI issues. What I HAVE found is that some dimmers go dimmer than others as far as LEDs go. Some will go all the way off while others only go down a bit over half to 1/3 brilliance. YMMV

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Dec 9, 2019, at 10:31 PM, RForbes - K6GFJ <K6GFJ at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Thanks everyone for your help. This is a dimmer switch in my own home that has not caused any RFI problems to this point. When I got up in the middle of the night, I noticed the lamp suddenly was very low, instead of off. Normally when the switch is off the lamp is off. So, we need to replace the switch in our home. No problem from neighbors. 
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> I’ll pick up a Lutron dimmer switch and hopefully that solves the problem.
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> Thanks again, everyone!
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> Ross
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> From: wesattaway <wesattaway at bellsouth.net> 
> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 8:17 PM
> To: RForbes - K6GFJ <K6GFJ at COMCAST.NET>; jwin95 at yahoo.com
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> Subject: Re: [RFI] Dimmer Switch
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> I use Lutron dimmers all over the house with LED and incandescent and have not noticed any RFI.
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> From: RForbes - K6GFJ <K6GFJ at COMCAST.NET <mailto:K6GFJ at COMCAST.NET> > 
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> Date: 12/9/19 10:13 PM (GMT-06:00) 
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> To: jwin95 at yahoo.com <mailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com>  
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> Cc: rfi at contesting.com <mailto:rfi at contesting.com>  
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> Subject: Re: [RFI] Dimmer Switch 
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> I checked and LED’s can be used, but they still would like to dim the lights. Does this mean any dimmer switch can be used with LED’s or is there a recommended dimmer to use?
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> From: AA5CT <jwin95 at yahoo.com <mailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com> > 
> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 8:05 PM
> To: Ross Forbes <K6GFJ at COMCAST.NET <mailto:K6GFJ at COMCAST.NET> >
> Cc: rfi at contesting.com <mailto:rfi at contesting.com> 
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Dimmer Switch
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> Ross, I have found that using LED lamps minimized the RFI caused by a dimmer that 
> was noisy with a regular bulb.
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> Of course, not all installations are equal, therefore, YMMV.
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> de AA5CT
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> On Monday, December 9, 2019, 9:55:40 PM CST, Ross Forbes <k6gfj at comcast.net  <mailto:k6gfj at comcast.net%20%3cmailto:k6gfj at comcast.net> <mailto:k6gfj at comcast.net> > wrote: 
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> The fixtures in the room currently have incandescent lamps.
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> On Dec 9, 2019, at 7:48 PM, AA5CT <jwin95 at yahoo.com  <mailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com%20%3cmailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com> <mailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com> > wrote:
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> Do they have to be incandescent? Can they be LED?
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> de AA5CT
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> On Monday, December 9, 2019, 9:45:02 PM CST, Ross Forbes <k6gfj at comcast.net  <mailto:k6gfj at comcast.net%20%3cmailto:k6gfj at comcast.net> <mailto:k6gfj at comcast.net> > wrote: 
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> Incandescent lamps.
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> On Dec 9, 2019, at 7:30 PM, AA5CT <jwin95 at yahoo.com  <mailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com%20%3cmailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com> <mailto:jwin95 at yahoo.com> > wrote:
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> Are you dimming incandescent lamps, or LED lamps? 
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> On Monday, December 9, 2019, 9:19:49 PM CST, RForbes - K6GFJ <k6gfj at comcast.net  <mailto:k6gfj at comcast.net%20%3cmailto:k6gfj at comcast.net> <mailto:k6gfj at comcast.net> > wrote: 
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> What is the current make and brand of dimmer switches recommended that are
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> "no noise"?  I have an old switch in my house that needs replacing.
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