I recently replaced Halogen under-counter kitchen lighting with Xenon types.
The units purchased do not use switching technology and have better
compatibility with a light dimmers. Purchased at Home Depot and the plastic
blister pack states "Does not cause radio interference." They're completely
clean and use good ole' fashion resistive current limiting.
Hampton Bay 6-Light Black Under-Cabinet Xenon Puck Light Kit
Model # EC1333BK
Internet # 202051199
Store SKU # 81831
Speaking of dimmers....I have replaced all Leviton-branded dimmers with
Lutron. Huge difference. The Leviton dimmers even stated "RFI protection."
What ever RFI abatement Leviton uses is minimal. I can detect no RFI with
the Lutron brand.
Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <rfi@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [RFI] Low voltage lighting solid state "transformers"
> Our new kitchen has 8 x 2-bulb Kichler halogen under-cabinet lights.
> Not a bit of noise, because the switching PSes are inside the metal
> cases, and perhaps because they are better designed to start with, but
> 288 watts! If/when they solve the issues with color and cost, I hope to
> replace them with LEDs, but the cost/year trade-off is still measured in
> decades.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
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> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>
>
>
> On 3/28/2011 9:41 AM, Larry Parker wrote:
>> I have taken out this style of undercounter lighting from the house I
>> just purchased.
>>
>> The power supply converting the 120 vac to 12 vdc functions at 20 khz.
>>
>> This generated HF pulse is being accentuated with the length of wire
>> feeding the
>> undercounter halogen puck lamps.
>>
>> In turn producing a 40 over S9 signal on all the HF bands from 160m
>> through 80m and up past 40m where it finally starts to dimminish.
>>
>> I replaced these offending lighting circuits with the newer low voltage
>> DC LED puck lights
>> which are so much more energy efficient.
>>
>> Larry,VE3EDY
>>
>>
>>
>>
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