fluorescent light noise in radio

[dale.j.]

If a fluorescent light is creating a lot of noise in the radio does this mean it's going bad? Could it cause a fire in that condition?

Thanks Dale

[William W. Plummer]

Increased radio noise doesn't indicate the light is going bad. Fluorescent lights, including the energy-saving "bulbs", see to produce a lot of noise. In fact it drowns out some local radio stations.

[SQLit]

I was installing a bunch of CF's (thousands) and found out that they produced 100% harmonics. A few hundred would not have been a problem on that electrical system. We stopped the order and got CF's that were a lot lower in harmonic content.

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, No. That is typical of those bulbs. AM is useless. FM is less noisy. If signal is strong, it'd be OK. Tony

[Phisherman]

No. Magnetic or electrical fields interfere with AM radio. Make sure the lamp is UL approved. It is possible that any electrical item could cause a fire. Use common sense and check your smoke detectors.

[<diel]

Thanks for all your responses. I simply thought the noise perhaps be a indicator of something in the light that is arcing or breaking down electrically.

Dale

[m Ransley]

Flourescents induce noise in electronics, you will never see a flourescent lamp in a recording studio . My radio and Tv are the same, noise from flourescent lights affects them.