Knock from Cable Company, HID causing spikes
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larrypizzimp93
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ya I agree with this. Have 5 1000w digitals running for 6 months now and haven't had anyone stop by. My house stinks too my neighbors tell me all the time. They just think I smoke a lot lol
Renfro
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yes. The ground is a key part of how they shield the ballasts internals.
nurrgle
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10 years ago I would have flown home and tore everything down on the spot and moved. I am in Colorado so hopefully I am just fucking everyone’s signal up like a douchbag. I figure if it was going to be trouble they would have hit me last week when it went down. Crossing my fingers though of course.
I ended up switching back to my old magnetic ballasts. Funny thing is my phone never worked at home, as soon as I made the change, my phone worked great.
I wonder if the rf insulation can go out over time inside the ballasts? I have bunch more phantoms running I am going to have to think about replacing. Guess it’s time for 315’s
Renfro
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So the ground didn't fix the issue? Might use the phone to test, maybe just one ballast is bad if the ground didn't fix it. If you have been running those phantoms for a while and they just now came at you with the RFI complaint then something changed, so either the wiring change you did or a ballast somehow went bad and is emitting the RFI.
natureboygrower
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You're tripping. Multiple members have chimed in saying they have had the same complaint from the cable company. Cmon man, it's almost 2020. You really think feds/cops/thieves are going to go undercover as the cable guy to bust a grow?
Craigson
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This happens. Fact. So ppl can stop saying ‘it wasnt someone frm the cable company’
Cane to my place last yr. ‘hey at 7pm every day the internet in the neighbourhood drops out and we traced it to your place’
All he did was went around and tightened every songle coax connection in my house. He said just cceck em every few months and shoukdnt have any more issues.
Sinple fix.
Cane to my place last yr. ‘hey at 7pm every day the internet in the neighbourhood drops out and we traced it to your place’
All he did was went around and tightened every songle coax connection in my house. He said just cceck em every few months and shoukdnt have any more issues.
Sinple fix.
nurrgle
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As I was wiring my breaker up I realized the cable had only three wires. These connect to a double post 50 amp. One red one black and one copper wire are all that are there. I am starting to think it should be four wires with a red black white and copper. Did the electrician screw me by installing my light controller with the wrong cable? This might cause the rf issue??
Renfro
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The white wire isn't required for a 240 volt circuit as it doesn't need a neutral. The neutral is only used for 120 volt feeds.
nurrgle
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Can’t thank you enough dude!!
Renfro
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No problem buddy! I like helping people out. Thats why I am here.
indagroove
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Are you under any specific obligation from the cable company to change the appliances you use inside your house?
Renfro
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If those appliances interfere with others cable service the cable company has the right to pull your service.
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