Neon Light Interference

[NC-Expy]

I have some neon lights hooked up in the truck that wired to a rocker switch, almost every time I toggle the switch 'On' it interferes with my head unit.

It will turn the volume all the way up and scroll through all the songs on my radio.

Not only is it really creepy driving around at 1 in the morning, but it's annoying!

Any ideas of what I could do other than just not having both things on at the same time?

 

[panda24619]

i think its illegal to drive with neons on anyways. haha and wtf?! where are the pics?

i forgot what its called, but there is something you can hook up to the neons that wont mess with your head unit. ive herd of this problem. talk to candianexpy. he has underglow, but they are leds. so maybe a little different.

 

[NC-Expy]

Pretty sure it's not illegal to have neon lights in your while driving as long as they are not red or blue, I see people with them all the time.

 

[panda24619]

ooo they are inside. not outside. got cha. make sure the wires are not running by the rca for your amp or around your deck ground or signal wires. that is what most likely is causing your interference.

 

[Thermo]

NC-Expy, you need to get what is called a "noise filter" and attach that to the power wire to your neons. This will reduce the noise introduced into the electrical system of your truck and hopefully eliminate your problem. Also, you may need to move the neons further away from the radio (if they are within 3 feet). Neon lights have a high frequency that they generate due to the electrical arc flowing through the neon gas. This can emit a lot of RF interference.

 

[tsingson]

This section of the forum should be called "Ask Thermo"

 

[GAINMOB]

i've said many times before that he should have his own section..."Ask Thermo..."

 

[megawatt00]

Part of the problem may be from the ballast same as some of the issues that have been know to happen with HID lamps. The use of ferrite beads will absorb the RF that is generated by the ballast. I have bought them from All Electronics.
http://www.allelectronics.com/index.php?page=seek&id[m]=pattern&id[q]=ferrite+beads&x=0&y=0