Do Digital Ballast MEss with OTher Digital Equipment?

[AOD2012]

hello i was just wondering if anyone out there knows if digital ballasts interfere with other digital equipment? i am about setting up a room now and am wondering if my two lumatek digital 600 watts are going to mess with my sentinel atmospheric control. thanks a lot.

 

[sour power]

to answer your question;hell yes.not all but some do experience rf noise.i have.the cable guy was knocking on my door and asking why my neighbors cable keeps getting shut off for 12hours a day.needless to say i stop using digital ballast and shit has been fine ever since

 

[AOD2012]

wow. the ballast i have says that it is RF shielded, is that just a bunch of bull?

 

[Guywithoutajeep]

yeah some people with the lumateks have issues but others have tested and do not have any troubles at all

so yeahhhhh, haha sorry no help over here

 

[AOD2012]

hahaha thanks anyway. they have some sort of a RF frequency detector? maybe i can get one of them and check out if my ballasts are giving of some RF.

 

[Guywithoutajeep]

i read an old thread where a dude claimed that he had a friend from the cable company come in and check his ballast out for interference and he said he only got a little about 6 inches from the ballast

 

[burnedout]

You're gonna hear varying reports depending on who you talk to. Some people who are running digitals won't even know what you're talking about, others will tell you they have several sitting on the shelf they can't even use. If you already have them, might as well give them a shot.

 

[toohighmf]

most mfgs will warranty against radio interference. my quantums don't play with anything in my house but a really old 80's TV...

 

[bterzz]

lol...that is absolutely crazy..Hopefully i'm not causing those problems for my neighbor..who im literally attached to.

 

[burnedout]

most mfgs will warranty against radio interference. my quantums don't play with anything in my house but a really old 80's TV...

Really? Never heard that before. In fact, Lumatek directly states that all digital ballasts produce some RFI , and that with a 1k you should expect it to some extent, at least inside 10'.

 

[Deaner]

Anyone know if a Galaxy Digital effects RF?

 

[Haps]

And I ask my self again, why anyone would spend money on these if they know it might cause a problem?

 

[Surfr]

Anyone know if a Galaxy Digital effects RF?

That is what I am curious about as well..

I "heard" if you rap the cord in aluminum foil, it cuts the RFI in half..