Re: CFL's & Electronic Ballast bad???

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> Hello all,
>
> Looking for a little insight.  I heard today from an electrician that
> there is some issue with CFL's and Electronic Ballast in that they are
> causing reception problems with radios.
>
> What he has told me is that at some another location after installing some
> new lights that use electronic ballast, the employees there cannot get the
> radio to pull in any stations with out turning off the lights.  He said
> that he has heard that CFL's do the same thing.
>
> Soooooooooooooooo since this is the first time I have heard of this I
> thought I would post the query here.  Because if anybody know anything
> about this phenomenon somebody here will post back some input.
>

Just try to avoid cheap chinese lights and all should be OK. They cut costs
in way that causes more noise etc. However I don't think that there could be
problems with radio reception - even with cheapest products. Your electrican
probably has no knowledge in this area.