Are Micro-Brite CCFL bulbs bad for Insteon network?

[someguy]

I was curious if anyone knows if these CCFL's cause any type of interference in the Insteon network?

 

do standard CFL bulbs?

 

thanks,

 

someguy

[danswatman]

My experience is yes they cause interference, usually thing turn on fine but will not turn off. Same issue as X10

 

I had to install some filters in the cans of my recessed lights where I had several of them.

[Brian H]

I had eight MicroBrite MB-800DP 8 watt CCFL bulbs in use.

5 where on ApplianceLincs and 3 on a SwitchLinc Relay; with no problems controlling them. My XTBM X10 meter shows very little noise coming from them. This meter can read noise up to .99 volts in the X10 [insteon isn't that far away] frequency range. Though there was no power line noise. They did radiate lots of RF noise right around both the X10 and Insteon Power Line Signal Frequency. I guess they could get noise into a modules electronics. In some rare setups.

 

I don't have any data on the larger wattage MicroBrites that are now being sold.

 

I do have a reliability problem with them. 5 died in less than a year. Would light when cold. As they warmed up would blink on and off and then when fully hot. Would run for the rest of the night. I had spares so the total in use is now 7. One place in the home just needed more light than the 8 watts could supply so it was replaced with a larger CFL.

 

Now you want to see a real noise maker. An EarthLED EvoluxS. 13 Watt LED bulb. Drives my XTBM over the max reading so I actually don't know how much noise it is spewing out.