LEDs that don't interfere with radio

Ceirwan

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On my boat, all of the saloon lights have been fitted with LED bulbs.
They produce a nice wam light & do a good job, but unfortunately they interfere with the VHF and also the FM radio, with more than two turrned on I lose reception on the FM. Its not as bad on the VHF, but it has an effect.

Can anyone recommend a good source of LED replacemnt bulbs that don't cause interference?
 

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On my boat, all of the saloon lights have been fitted with LED bulbs.
They produce a nice wam light & do a good job, but unfortunately they interfere with the VHF and also the FM radio, with more than two turrned on I lose reception on the FM. Its not as bad on the VHF, but it has an effect.

Can anyone recommend a good source of LED replacemnt bulbs that
Are you sure it's the led's and not the cables? Is your aerial coax running close to the lighting cables?
 

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One of the mist common issues with low priced LED bulbs, the internal circuits to drop voltage are often poorly designed.
Always worth paying more from the likes of boatlamps
 

Ceirwan

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Are you sure it's the led's and not the cables? Is your aerial coax running close to the lighting cables?

Yeah its the LEDs.
As sooon as you turn them on, interference, once off, none. And nothing when I turrn on the few incandescent ligthts that are still onboard.
 
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