[BC] Attack of the Demon Dimmers

[Jerry Mathis]

Nothing I hate worse than a house with switched outlets, rather than 
overhead lights. Whoever thought that up should be SHOT, IMHO.



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS




>From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
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>To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] Attack of the Demon Dimmers
>Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 13:58:37 -0700
>
>I've bought several dimmers over the past two years (remodeling!) and have 
>had no problem with RFI, including in the HF ham bands.  I found that you 
>have to look for anything on the label that indicates that it's 'radio 
>interference free' or words to that effect.
>
>BTW, I accidentally plugged in a large compressor I was using for a 
>nail-gun to a socket with a dimmer connected to it.  Everything was fine 
>until the pressure went low enough to start the motor---the motor made one 
>'chug' and the room got dark real fast!  The dimmer is smoked...
>
>Ron Castro
>Chief Technical Officer
>Results Radio, LLC
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Taggart" <tpt at eurekanet.com>
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>Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:44 PM
>Subject: [BC] Attack of the Demon Dimmers
>
>
>>The old GE 600 watt dimmer died on the chandelier above the dining room 
>>table.  Complaints drove me to the local hardware store for a replacement. 
>>   They had a Trimatron Model 700 made in some Chinese factory for 
>>Levitron.
>>
>>Has three wires--hot/load and ground.  Unlike the old GE dimmer.  Hooked 
>>up the two black wires, dimmer worked, but horrific noise all across the 
>>AM band.  Where to hook the ground--would that help?  Well, my house was 
>>built in in 1955, but the other switch in the box had a neutral 
>>connection, hooked up the ground to that. No change in AM noise.  The 
>>noise is so bad that I can hear it on a local kilowatt daytimer on my car 
>>radio just outside the house. Part 15?  WE don't need no part 15.
>>
>>I'm going to the electrical supply place next town overand see what I can 
>>find, this thing is going in the trash.  Or maybe I can drill out the 
>>rivet & find a new SCR for the GE.  Unfortunately, there must be hundreds 
>>of thousands of these things already out there.
>>
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