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Hi all,
A customer has recently replaced some of his 12V MR16 down-lighter bulbs with LED bulbs instead. One of the transformers (which were old) failed a month or so after he installed the new bulbs and I was asked to replace both of his existing LV transformers. They supply 4 No downlighters in a sort of pelmet shelf just below ceiling level.
When I replaced the transformers, I installed LED compatible versions. However, my customer has just rung me to say that his radio (on the worktop just below some of the lights) now turns itself off or retunes itself whenever the lights are turned on which he finds a bit annoying! Clearly a bit of RF interference going on which I assume is caused by the new transformers? Its not the LED's themselves as the radio was OK until the transformers were replaced.
The radio (only about 2 years old) works fine elsewhere in the house when lights are turned on.
Apart from trying a different make of transformer or even using a 'normal' (non-LED compatible) transformer, I'm at a bit of a loss why this is happening? Anyone else come across this type of issue before? Maybe the new transformer is faulty?
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
A customer has recently replaced some of his 12V MR16 down-lighter bulbs with LED bulbs instead. One of the transformers (which were old) failed a month or so after he installed the new bulbs and I was asked to replace both of his existing LV transformers. They supply 4 No downlighters in a sort of pelmet shelf just below ceiling level.
When I replaced the transformers, I installed LED compatible versions. However, my customer has just rung me to say that his radio (on the worktop just below some of the lights) now turns itself off or retunes itself whenever the lights are turned on which he finds a bit annoying! Clearly a bit of RF interference going on which I assume is caused by the new transformers? Its not the LED's themselves as the radio was OK until the transformers were replaced.
The radio (only about 2 years old) works fine elsewhere in the house when lights are turned on.
Apart from trying a different make of transformer or even using a 'normal' (non-LED compatible) transformer, I'm at a bit of a loss why this is happening? Anyone else come across this type of issue before? Maybe the new transformer is faulty?
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
