emi/rfi?

ThePsilocyber

ThePsilocyber

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im planning on having my grow room set up in january, 12x12 room with eithier 5 1000w lights or 8 600w lights. my question is with the digital ballast create to much rfi/emi that my neighbors will complain? i live in california and plan on having 35 plants. i live in a more updated and newer neighbor hood all houses built in about 1990-2010
 
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Tim1987

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I recently had to replace a Nanolux OG because of this issue. My AM radio was just noise.
I had previously bought a dirt cheap electronic ballast. Clips worked for this. My LED's do it too.
But the Nanolux OG, was a huge PITA. Clips did nothing. A diy faraday cage did nothing. Shortening cords did nothing. Even housing the thing in an iron box did nothing.
A magnetic ballast fixed this issue for me straight away. It's magnetic though, so don't put it near a pc or tv. Disrupts some cameras too.
From what i gather, its because of the frequency of most digital ballasts (60hertz i think), and they're not insulated properly.
I believe there are some digital ballasts that come with a no interference guarantee. But they cost an arm, and a leg. Pretty sure they're a different frequency too. 20hertz or some shit.
Word of cation too. My LED, and first digital ballast disrupted my tv as well!
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Tim1987 said:
I recently had to replace a Nanolux OG because of this issue. My AM radio was just noise.
I had previously bought a dirt cheap electronic ballast. Clips worked for this. My LED's do it too.
But the Nanolux OG, was a huge PITA. Clips did nothing. A diy faraday cage did nothing. Shortening cords did nothing. Even housing the thing in an iron box did nothing.
A magnetic ballast fixed this issue for me straight away. It's magnetic though, so don't put it near a pc or tv. Disrupts some cameras too.
From what i gather, its because of the frequency of most digital ballasts (60hertz i think), and they're not insulated properly.
I believe there are some digital ballasts that come with a no interference guarantee. But they cost an arm, and a leg. Pretty sure they're a different frequency too. 20hertz or some shit.
Word of cation too. My LED, and first digital ballast disrupted my tv as well!
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The blog i posted the link to the guy says Lumitek brand does not interfere.
 
ThePsilocyber

ThePsilocyber

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well i was looking at some galaxy ones, or some lumatek with frequency of 100+khz you think these are good? you think 5k watts is to much for a 12x12 flower room?
 
OneHitDone

OneHitDone

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Lumatek is garbage...

You want to look for a ballast with this to be certain
"Compliant with both FCC Article 18 Part A (governs commercial use) and FCC Article 18 Part B (governs residential use) as tested by an independent US testing lab in a true as used configuration."

Personally I run Hortilux Platinum Low Frequency Square Waves and have had the cable guy in my grow chasing down a signal leakage in the the line which we located with NO interference from the operating ballasts :hump:
 
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