Great work, Dave!
As to the Maytag -- even if RFI for a product is not covered by an FCC
Rule, it's still defective if it generates RF noise. When we complain
about a product and demand that it be fixed or refunded, we are
challenging their business model. We are making the mfr aware of a
problem that prevents us from buying their product.
73, Jim K9YC
On 1/27/2018 4:02 PM, David Eckhardt wrote:
No, I did not contact Maytag. HOWEVER, when it came to the Panasonic
PLASMA television, I did a complete set of measurements using good HP
equipment, wrote a formal report, and sent it to Panasonic. As a
result, they recognized the problem, took the set with no further
questions asked, and refunded my purchase price, including state tax.
TV's and radios ARE regulated by the FCC under Part 15, Subpart B.
One less plasma TV to cause interference.
The reason I did not complain to Maytag was that FCC specifically
EXCLUDES home appliances from any requirements or testing. Appliances
have free run to include as many as they please totally unregulated
"with love, from China" switchers.
Again, when we had task lighting installed in the 'TV' room, they
turned out to be 12-vac lamps. No surpirse. Of course, they were
powered by an "electronic transformer' which we all know is NOT a
transformer but a switching AC/AC converter. It took me 10-hours
online (with breaks and a night of sleep) to finally trace down the
supplier of the 'electronic transformers'. I know that the lighting
industry is held to FCC regulations and testing requirements. So, I
finally contacted them and their reply, you'll get a kick out of this:
"Oh,....you want the FCC 'transformer' ". Well, yes!!!! Turns out
they had only some 7 in stock as there 'isn't much demand for them'.
AND.....the price........hold your breath..........$85 EACH and I
needed two. The 'with love, from China' units - originals - were $12
each, if I wanted to replace them. NO......!!!! Here's my credit
card and send two of the "FCC transformers". They were fully aware of
the problem, but cheap is in and they ship the "with love, from China"
units with the lighting fixtures. This has become so common I just
keep our own home as clean as possible and give up for the rest of the
world even though I have a small business addressing regulatory
requirements for EMC/RFI. I've caught a few, but the report was
shoved in some nondiscrete dusty drawer in the back room. One of the
cases actually went to court, but thats all I better write.
Dave - WØLEV
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On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 9:53 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
<mailto:jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>> wrote:
On 1/27/2018 11:24 AM, David Eckhardt wrote:
We bought the 'industrial' Maytag brand washer and dryer.
They both
produce a lot of RFI on HF. However, wash only once or twice
a week, but
it does interfer with my HF radio astronomy ventures quite
badly, but easy
to detect as its on or off - step function in the RFI.
Where is the FCC????
Essentially powerless, thanks to "small government" with no staff
to enforce their Rules, and with Rules that make it easy to sell
stuff that violates those Rules.
But, more to the point, where are YOU? Did you complain to Maytag
about the problem and demand that they fix it or take it back? As
we learned 50 years ago in the civil rights movement, "if you're
not part of the solution, you're part of the problem."
73, Jim K9YC
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