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Re: [RFI] LED Tube Lights

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Subject: Re: [RFI] LED Tube Lights
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <k8ri@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:31:55 -0500
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I have what I consider a small shop in which I can do computer work, repair my ham radio equipment, plus half of an SO2R set up, Welding (arc and gas), plasma torch, and machine tools.

My shop has 22 8' 75W Fluorescent tubes for light. The interior is baked on, white enamel on barn metal, so it's well lit. Imagine replacing 22 5,000 lumen tubes with LEDs producing a combined output of 110,000 lumens. It'd cost a small fortune.

I replaced all interior lights in the house with CFLs which worked well. Most of those have been replaced with LED equivalents of the old incandescents. They are instant on at full brilliance including the garage lights where it gets COLD! even if they were a bit pricey. They'll probably last longer than I do and with less mainteenance.

73

Roger (K8RI)



On 2/25/2015 12:24 PM, Roger D Johnson wrote:
I've been thinking about doing the same thing to the fixture in our kitchen. It seems that a lot of these bulbs require rewiring the fixture to eliminate the ballast and power the bulb from 120 VAC. I'm assuming they must have some sort of built-in supply. If it's a switching supply,
it has the potential for causing interference.

73, Roger



On 2/23/2015 9:20 AM, rrath@charter.net wrote:
Hello to the group.

I am building a small shop and thinking about lighting the place with LED tube lights that fit
the T8 fluorescent lamp fixtures.

My question is, has anyone used or using these lights, if so, do they give off any RFI? If so
what band or bands?

Thanks.
Rod kc7vqr

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