Static from LED lights

[ElburnWillie]

I just installed some auxiliary LED lights on my Jeep. They seem to create static in my CB receive when I turn them on. They are grounded to the Jeep body. The Jeep AM radio radio is not affected. Their power connection is thru the supplied Jeep auxiliary switches on the dashboard, there are 4 of these with a hot lead provided in the engine compartment. Any suggestions as to what I can do to eliminate or at least reduce the noise?

 

[dlwtrunked]

A ham I knew had the same thing happen recently. He tried everything - the only fix was to throw those away and buy a different brand/design.
(Better not to call this static. A better term is interference or "QRM". "Static" really has a different meaning.)

 

[mmckenna]

Where is your CB getting its power?
Where is your CB antenna located?
Where are the new LED lights located?

Some are just noisy, as dlwtrunked suggested, and there may be no easy fix, but making sure the CB is getting clean power and the antenna is away form the lights is a good step.

 

[dlwtrunked]

Where is your CB getting its power?
Where is your CB antenna located?
Where are the new LED lights located?

Some are just noisy, as dlwtrunked suggested, and there may be no easy fix, but making sure the CB is getting clean power and the antenna is away form the lights is a good step.

In the case I mentioned, I went to his house with a small receiver. The things were terrible even at a distance from the vehicle. I do not know what model they were but it convinced me to never add lights like that.

 

[mmckenna]

I do not know what model they were but it convinced me to never add lights like that.

I listen to a lot of AM radio in my truck. There are a lot of LED lights that splatter noise all over the band.

 

[jeepsandradios]

Many of the cheap china lights do this. I bought 3 sets of headlights for my jeep before I found a set that didn't destroy my ham radio. Buy name brand is what I came to realize.

 

[slowmover]

I listen to a lot of AM radio in my truck. There are a lot of LED lights that splatter noise all over the band.

Running down the road and being overtaken by what sounds like a factory is pretty funny.

 

[merlin]

The power wiring is usually what radiates the interferance. You can usually reduce this with clamp on ferrites at both ends of the light power and radio power.
Use quality lighting, China is still fighting us and they are winning.

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