My flourescent light is driving my radio crazy. How do I fix this?

Answer 1

first off you must find out which type of ballast you are using more than likly it is a 120 volt ballast (110Volt too complicated to go into here) then turn off the power at the panel and remove the ballast (should be 1 or 2 screws holding the ballast to the body of the light) cut the wires from the ballast and take the ballast to your local electronic store or hardware store and have them replace it with a identical one (add some wire nuts to your bag) then go home to replace the ballast in the body of the light wire each wire into a like colored wire left over from the original ballast replace the lamps and turn on the power. that should do the trick BEST BET IS TO GET A LICENCE ELECTRICIAN TO REPLACE THE LIGHT FIXTURE TOTALLY would be a safer way to go

Answer 2

I am not an electrician but I have owned an Audio Production firm for a number of years. Audio equipment and fluorescent lighting do not get along. You are most likely getting a hum at 60 Hz (if your radio has a graphic eq drop the slides closest to 60 Hz and see if it doesn't go away or at least get better, if it does there are a couple of things to do. You can replace the fluorescent light with a conventional light, you can move the radio to a different circuit (in most houses this may mean a different room, or you can buy a Hum Eliminator from your local music store (about $80). If it was me, I'd switch out the light.

Answer 3

2 easy things you can do. First put the radio on a different electrical circuit, not just a different receptacle but a completely different circuit. Next make sure that the light is grounded very well. The reason for these fixes are that the capacitor in a light ballast can often times create stray radio signals if all the stray power is not drained off the encasement by a good ground. Next the electronics of the ballast can create an unbalanced neutral return and thus create more stray radio noise.

Answer 4

the in trouble-free terms way i can imagine of will be to position in both a loop antenna or an exterior cord antenna that would run outside the progression quite. that is really elementary to do, yet i'd ought to make certain the again of the radio to attraction to close precisely what you'll want. RF filters do not continually paintings with flourescent lighting fixtures, yet they are properly worth a shot.

Answer 5

i think moving your radio away from your flourescent light should solve the issue

Answer 6

Stick the light in the corner until it learns to stop picking on your radio!

Answer 7

It's called 60-cycle interference and there's nothing you can do without having the light fixture replaced.

Answer 8

tell your flourescent light to behave or you will not turn it on any
more.

Answer 9

The starter could be at fault. Remove it and put it back. If not replace it

Answer 10

It is not grounded properly, if it smells replace the fixture.