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Dimming the lights
- Thread starter ShadowDelaware
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What exactly are you running in the mobile? How clean is it?
Dirty stuff causes a lot of havoc in crazy ways.
Lincoln 2 plus with an old Toshiba x force 1x4. 1x2sc2290 x 4 2sc2879.
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I just had it tuned up about a week and a half ago. There is no reason it should not be. It is only modded for 11 meter and I had it set from 1 watt to 45 watt so I would be able to key low with rf pwr all the way down.
Lack of a low pass filter on the amp output. There are very very few CB amps that have them, which means nearly all CB amps run dirty and cause all kinds of interesting problems. I had a mobile setup that could turn certain streetlights on and off once long ago........
Dimming peoples lights is cool and all, but damn if it's going to cause problems it could at least be a cool problem....maybe open parking garage gates..that would be an acceptable problem.
The driver in the 1x4 amp is being overdriven by the Lincoln. It's really meant for a stock cb. Turning the peak power down on the radio should help. Turning the mic gain down might be worth a try too.
I was wondering about that considering the 2290 is only rated at about 70 watts out, if I am at full modulation hitting it with more than half of its total power output ability, I have to be overdriving it.
Put ferrite filter beads on the wires that power the light fixtures. And a properly-rated .01uf disc cap from hot to neutral on the fixture tends to help.
You can make your transmit signal weaker until it stops interfering. Or you can weaken the unwanted signal leaking into the device.
If you install filtering on your light fixture, how well it works may affect the neighbor's attitude about someone fiddling with his house wiring.
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You can make your transmit signal weaker until it stops interfering. Or you can weaken the unwanted signal leaking into the device.
If you install filtering on your light fixture, how well it works may affect the neighbor's attitude about someone fiddling with his house wiring.
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So the threshold of how big your signal needs be to interfere is somewhere between barefoot and amplified. At least this leaves you the barefoot option.
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