Digital Ballast Question

[LetsGetCritical]

look up faraday cage also

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

Whats the big diff between digital and magnetic anyway? if i purchase a magnetic is there no longer anything to worry about or do they have their own issues?

 

[LetsGetCritical]

there less efficient or something but no rf issues

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

that faraday cage looks interesting, cool wiki on the man who invented it too... ill have to look more into what i need to make my own but this at a quick glance looks feasible

 

[LetsGetCritical]

best of luck with it

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

thank you kind sir

 

[LetsGetCritical]

ive been in the exact boat bro, try not to get too paranoid over it but yes it needs attention

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

ive been in the exact boat bro, try not to get too paranoid over it but yes it needs attention

hey critical, thanks for that aluminum foil advise! i still dont have enough, my lazy butt has to goto the store, but i placed aluminum foil around the coils closest to the cable splitter and lift the splitter off the ground, and boom the tv it routed to is fine no pixilation etc... i still dont like that idea of aluminum foil coiled around my wires, so i may just go magnetic soon for piece of mind... thanks

 

[LetsGetCritical]

I don't think it would cause a fire, but im no electrician

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

i see how its a conductor, i been looking all over google, it can cause a spark or fire if there is a short or i guess a tear in cord but to be safe i think ill wrap it in foil then completly wrap the foil in electric tape

 

[Javadog]

look up faraday cage also

This.

You do not necessarily need a foil wrapper, but a foil wrapper amounts
to the conductive cage that you do need.

I am not too well versed in FCs but know that a simple wrap will allow
leakage but this is likely not an issue at this scale. (i.e. we are not talking
about a spy with an antenna "listening" to this signal...we just want to
lower it's amplitude)

Good luck,

JD

 

[HighLife4Me]

I just got a 600w ipower. I have it close to my tv and router. No problems yet. ipower has an internal rf shield. as long as your ballast is about 10ft away from any cables or electronics it should be fine. Make sure theres no cables in the wall close to the ballast. I also read that if you ground the ballast it will stop most rf.

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

Ok so if i make this homemade faraday cage, would placing the ballast itself in the cage work, or does all the cord have to be in there as well?

The setup is in a room where the cable is split and goes through the wall into another rooms tv... the split is yup, directly behind the ballast...10-12 inches

So im gonna try to do some reorganization but either way its within 10 feet of a cable cord just standing in the middle of the room

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

Seems like aluminum foil and ductape alone cud make a cage...http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Make_a_Faraday_Cage_Wallet

 

[Jimdamick]

Cable TV is the only major concern about being traced. A good friend who works for Direct TV say's that bad connections and cheap splitters and or ends are the culprit in 99% of interference problems. In extreme cases you can be traced through your cable wire, that is true. Keep cable wires away from the ballast and make sure your connections are good. That will work to prevent any problems that may happen with a digital ballast. Peace

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

Thanks jim, any experience with verizon fios?

 

[Jimdamick]

Thanks jim, any experience with verizon fios?

Only cable TV allows you to be traced. Verizon use's existing phone lines, so there is absolutely no way you can be tracked.

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

Only cable TV allows you to be traced. Verizon use's existing phone lines, so there is absolutely no way you can be tracked.

...So i can sleep now? lol thanks that lifts so much paranoia off my shoulders

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

So my ballast now has been on for a half hour, all i did was tape the cable splitter about 2-3 feet off the ground, and i removed the foil, and the signal on the channels i had a problem with are perfectly clear... maybe it gets worse the longer its on, ill monitor, but so the tv has no issue, internet is fine... hopefully im in the clear

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

2 hours and 45 mins, still no interruption i can see...