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- From: ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare KA1CV)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: recommendations for shielding?
- Message-ID: <296@arrl.org>
- Date: 19 Jul 92 08:48:09 EDT
- Organization: American Radio Relay League
- Lines: 47
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- In sci.electronics, chiangk@mira.crd.ge.com (Ken Chiang) writes:
-
- >i'd like to shield my computer, its associated wires, and some telephone line,
- >so that there is no interference with either my television or radio. for the
- >cabling, i've thought of putting them in some sort of metal pipe, except that i
- >have no facilities for bending all the pipe that is required (and i'd like this
- >project to cost less than $200). as for the computer itself, the case is
- >already metal, so i'm sort of at a loss for new ideas.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- Ken,
-
- In the crazy world of electromagnetic compatibility we have a saying --
- components don't radiate, wires do. The same thing usually applies to a
- metal case. It is far more likely that your peripheral wires (monitor,
- keyboard, printer, etc.) are doing the actual radiating.
-
- First, make sure that you are using shielded cable. It won't be necessary
- to install all of the cables in pipe, tho. Braided shielded cable should
- work just fine.
-
- You can also try common-mode chokes on both ends of all cables. I would
- recommend about 10 turns on an FT-140-43. You can also try some of the
- clamp-on ferrites, although these are not usually effective for the low
- end of the HF range.
-
- Our free package - the EMI/RFI Package - contains a list of EMI/RFI products
- that are available retail. It is available for a large SASE (9X12) from our
- Technical Department Secretary. Our postage cost is 98 cents.
-
- The ARRL book "Radio Frequency Interference - How to Find It and Fix It"
- has a chapter on computer interference. Contact ARRL for information about
- products and service.
-
- You can contact me directly if I can answer any interference questions.
- 73, Ed
-
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