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Ron3rd
Explorer III
Oct 28, 2014

RF Interference from LED Lights affecting TV?

Our new trailer came with LED lights throughout. Sometimes when a TV is on an an LED light is switched on, the image on the TV screen freezes up. Turn the light off and it goes back to normal. Any way to remedy this?

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  • that might help
    but it won't stop the RFI that is being radiated from the LED circuit board, where all the components are mounted
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    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    OK, thanks. I'll check into that. It's not a big deal as we don't normally have the lights on when the TV is on but just wanted to see what the cure was.
  • Ron:

    You might try using a light further from you television (or antenna on roof).
    If other light fixtures work without interfering, just don't use the one that interferes when watching TV.

    In my previous trailer, the florescent light over the dinette caused interference. We had plenty of other lights to use so only used that one when TV was off.
  • Like Gdetrailer says.

    All of my lights have been changed to leds without regulators. I have had no problem with voltages as high as 14.4v, the max output of my converter.
  • Ron3rd wrote:
    Our new trailer came with LED lights throughout. Sometimes when a TV is on an an LED light is switched on, the image on the TV screen freezes up. Turn the light off and it goes back to normal. Any way to remedy this?


    Replace the LED with one that does not have a regulator..

    The constant current regulator built in is generating a lot of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) which is pretty darn hard to minimize or reduce.

    The downside of this is the LEDs that do not have a constant current regulator may have a very narrow voltage range and may not tolerate the converter output voltages which can easily exceed 14.4V..

    Good chance the fixture is sealed so in a nutshell you may have to replace the entire fixture.