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    lml_studio Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 10, 2007, 07:51 AM
    IKEA Radium Lighting interference with TV
    I have installed the low voltage lighting kit. When I turned on the TV with the lights on I have interference lines on the screen. When I turn the lights off the lines go away. I moved the rail so it was not over the TV. With one lamp on the rail, I did not get the interference lines. But when I put a second lamp on I still got the interference lines.

    Calling Ikea did not help, they had no report of an problems.

    Thanks for your help!
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    Sep 10, 2007, 08:02 AM
    The low voltage lights use a transformer and that can cause your problem. It is likely on the same cicrcuit as the TV not just interferring via radio waves.
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    Sep 10, 2007, 12:54 PM
    Thanks for the info. So I will have to isolate the TV or the lighting. Added information - the lighting is in the ceiling, on a switch and the TV is plugged into the wall.

    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1
    The low voltage lights use a transformer and that can cause your problem. It is likely on the same circuit as the TV not just interferring via radio waves.
    Is there an easy way to isolate the transformer? I have some skill with electric - as long as I am just replacing plugs, hanging ceiling fans and changing out lighting fixtures.
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    Sep 10, 2007, 01:08 PM
    There also may be a minor lose connection at a lamp or in a transformer. This loose connection can cause RF interference, along with the magnetic field of a transformer.

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