[Elecraft] K3S Proper Grounding
Al Gulseth
wb5jnc at centurytel.net
Sat Sep 26 21:07:05 EDT 2015
Instead of a clip-on ferrite, if you're going to have the box open anyway
might running the hot and neutral through a small ferrite (core or sleeve),
or in addition to the bypass caps, possibly correct the problem?
73, Al
On Sat September 26 2015 7:22:23 pm Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> You might just add a 0.05 mf 600V capacitor between the black to ground
> and a 2nd one from white to ground at each light. Likely the Romex
> comes into the box and the lamp is wire nutted on. Should be pretty
> easy to figure out how to install a couple of bypass caps.
>
> Before working on this, be sure and kill the breaker to the lamp circuit
> as it will be hot all the time, even with the lamp off.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> K3S s/n 10,163
>
> My problem with stray RF isn¹t the TV or other electronic appliances, but
> with the exterior motion sensor lights. 500 Watts on 20 meters turns one
> of the three pairs on (always the same one). Since they are hard-wired
> into the house, clip-on ferrite would be hard to do. I can live with it
> if I have to. . . only effect is to scare the wildlife. But, suggestions,
> anyone?
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
>
>
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