LED interference with Radio

[morrillm06]

Hey guys,
Currently finishing up my 32x40. I got 9 3 lamp led t8 tube fixtures from prolighting and installed them, all are hard wired and run off a single switch.

Fixtures here https://www.prolighting.com/commerc...mmercial-lighting/t443ssubcxx00p0-18w5k.html?

Since I have installed them I have zero radio reception, if I turn them off I have perfect reception. is there a way to fix this?

Thanks guys

 

[dogdog]

Change to a different light....call that company and see if they can do an RMA for you. It's probably the issue with the Defective or Cheap switching power supply they had for the LED.

 

[cybrdyke]

Turn on Procol Harum and turn off the lights.....

 

[cybrdyke]

What kind of radio? Regular antenna or connected cable for reception?
Sometimes it's as simple as keeping the cable as far away from the lights as possible. Sometimes changing to a fully shielded cable works.
Sometimes moving the radio works.
Sometimes nothing works.
It's not an uncommon problem. Most LED tube lighting is made for commercial use, which means that it can interfere with residential radios. No guarantee that a different brand of LED tube will be any better.
Good luck,
CD

 

[kd3pc]

these lights are being made with ZERO regard for emanations and are doing a job on the rf spectrum. The FCC is charged with enforcement but does nothing to make sure the makers are building units to spec.

You can try another brand, but most are built the same way - as cheap as possible and that leaves zero dollars in the budget for compliance.


pretty much screwed, and be aware that many of the conventional ballast fixtures are noisy, whether residential or commercial...as some makers have no idea what the differences are between them and what it takes to build one.

sad...

 

[morrillm06]

What kind of radio? Regular antenna or connected cable for reception?
Sometimes it's as simple as keeping the cable as far away from the lights as possible. Sometimes changing to a fully shielded cable works.
Sometimes moving the radio works.
Sometimes nothing works.
It's not an uncommon problem. Most LED tube lighting is made for commercial use, which means that it can interfere with residential radios. No guarantee that a different brand of LED tube will be any better.
Good luck,
CD

I have used both a regular antenna radio that is battery powered and wall plug. I also used one that uses a Coax style plug and plugged it into my underground that runs 150 feet to my house (not plugged in to anything in the house and its shielded) with still no results. I will try moving the radio around and see if I can get any results

 

[ForceFed70]

You'll notice that these fixtures come with a "Commercial" designation. With commercial fixtures, the requirement for RF shielding/testing is much reduced. If radio reception is important to you, look for fixtures designed for residential use.

It's a shame because outside of RF a commercial fixture is of higher quality vs residential.