An easy fix, at least for me was to replace the entire fixture with a Home
Depot 4' Led fixture for $40. It puts out more light than the existing two
40W tube fluorescent fixtures. And no problem putting out bright light in my
garage in cold winter where the standard fluorescent fixtures were very dim.
I have not detected any RF noise in the shack from the Led fixtures.
Anyone want 16 used fluorescent fixtures? :-)
73,
N2TK, Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles Plunk
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 4:55 PM
To: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] RFI via Florescent Lights
I was at a convenience store/gas station a few weeks ago in the bathroom and
looked up and saw those LED T8 replacements. First i had seen. You
could see the individual LED's in them. I too have some of those
noisy variable voltage input ballasts in my shop. Interested thread.
Chuck
AF4O
On 04/07/2016 09:44 AM, charlie@thegallos.com wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Roger (K8RI) <k8ri@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-Fluorescen
t-Lamp-Ballasts_tcm201-33708.pdf
>>
> These days, if you are replacing ballasts, you might as well get rid of
> ballasts all together - Just go to what they call "Direct wired" LED tubes
>
>
https://www.earthled.com/blogs/light-2-0-the-earthled-blog-led-lighting-news
-tips-reviews/33135492-how-to-buy-t8-and-t12-led-fluorescent-replacement-tub
es
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