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Quote: Originally posted by martin734 on 22/2/2022

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Are these direct replacements for 230~240 volt bulbs? The problem with many LED lights, especially the cheap ones, is that they have little or no RF shielding. LED's work very differently to incandescent bulbs, they contain circuitry to control the voltage and frequency of the bulb and it is this circuitry that causes RF interference.

There are two solutions to this. You can either buy high quality shielded LED bulbs from recognised brands such as Philips or Osram. Or you can install a low voltage LED lighting system with shielded wiring and transformer.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 22/2/2022

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I presume all the new LED lights are the same make and type? I have replaced two of our reading lights with LED ones and no problem whatsoever. Those are the two lights we would be most likely to have on when the radio is on too.

If you have just bought the LEDs I would be inclined to contact the seller and see what they say. It could be that you have bought from a faulty batch or something like that. I personally have never heard of any interference problems with LEDs.

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Quote: Originally posted by martin734 on 22/2/2022

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 22/2/2022

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I presume all the new LED lights are the same make and type? I have replaced two of our reading lights with LED ones and no problem whatsoever. Those are the two lights we would be most likely to have on when the radio is on too.

If you have just bought the LEDs I would be inclined to contact the seller and see what they say. It could be that you have bought from a faulty batch or something like that. I personally have never heard of any interference problems with LEDs.

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Interference from LED lights is quite common, though it is mainly the 230~240 volt bulbs that cause the problem. Many cheap bulbs have almost no RF shielding. Low voltage systems rarely cause problems because they almost always use shielded wiring and transformers as required by law. The interference mainly affects the AM and MW frequencies, but some bulbs can also affect low to medium strength FM signals. Home WiFi signals are also sometimes affected, but again, this is almost exclusively due to cheap 240v LED bulbs.

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Quote: Originally posted by WICKSY08 on 22/2/2022

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no these i bought off of ebay they are 12 led square lights with on off switch to replace the old 12 volt round bulb with new 12volt led

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