Wall Wart RFI Noise Filter

Slip On Feed Line Common Mode Line Isolator - 1/2"/12.7mm coax cable, 1.8-300 MHz

SKU BA-8-5
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Slip On Feed Line Common Mode Line Isolator - 1/2"/12.7mm coax cable, 1.8-300 MHz
Product Details
Brand: Palomar Engineers
MPN: SLO-1/2-NN, NN=5, 10, 15
Country/Region of Manufacture: USA
Effective Frequency Range (MHz): 3-300 (5 bead), 1.8-300 (10, 15 bead)
PEP Power Rating (watts): same as coax cable rating
Choking Impedance Range (ohms): 5 bead: 200-900, 10 bead: 400-1400, 15 bead: 600-1700
Common Mode Attenuation (db): 5 bead: 9-20 db, 10 bead: 16-24 db, 15 bead: 17-25 db
Estimated Insertion Loss (db): .025
Input Connector Type: none
Output Connector Connector Type: none
Ground Connector (Y/N): none
Enclosure Size (LxWxH inches): none

1/2″/12.7mm max Cable Size Chokes

Model SLO-1/2 family of chokes are for use with ½” coax cable like RG-8, RG-213, 9913, LMR-400 and similar cables up to ½” diameter – works on all cable impedances (50, 62, 75, 90 ohms etc). 80-6 meters.Choose SLO-1/2 (5 beads) or for extended choking, choose SLO-1/2E (10 beads) or for super extended choking choose SLO-1/2SE (15 beads).

Select chokes with minimum of 500 ohms at your frequency of interest for best results or upgrade to our CUBE(TM), Super Choker(TM) or Maxi-Choker(TM) chokes up to 10,000 ohms choking.

Select 5 bead version for 80-2 meters use; 10 bead version for 160-6 meter use, 15 bead version for even higher choking power on 160-20 meter frequencies. Power rating is same as coax cable used power rating. Protective heat shrink included with beads and instruction manual.

Snap On and Slip on Feed line chokes available in sizes to fix cables with outside diameters of 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1" - check website for other size options.

The 5 bead, 1/2" model was previously part # BA-8

Testimonial:

KI7AY
Wanted to let you know that I was having a problem with RFI on 40m, but immediately after installing your Slip On Coax Feed Line Choke -1/2"/12.7mm cable, 1.8-300 MHz on a new RG-213 jumper between the IC-9100 and tuner, IT WENT COMPLETELY AWAY!


Wall Wart switching DC power supplies that plug into the AC power line plug and provide DC power to laptops, routers, battery chargers, cell phone chargers, etc are a known source of broadband RFI (a.k.a dirty electricity) that effects many electrical devices including computers, radio receivers, HDTV systems, etc.  In many cases this extra RFI noise effects computer I/O speeds since they have to error correct the information packets many more times due to the noise interference causing packet errors.  A ferrite ring can often increase data throughput by reducing the error correction to normal rates.

A simple ferrite ring filter on the DC power line can help suppress the RFI noise affecting the victim device or keep the DC power cord from acting as an antenna and radiating RFI into other victim devices. This kit is also useful on laptop computer supplies, routers, cable modems, wireless phone charges, etc.

RFI WW Installation 300x288 - Wall Wart RFI Noise Filter

Installation is quick and easy: Just wrap the DC power cord through the center of the ring filter as many times as you can and reinstall.  For best results with long DC power lines, use one at the ring filter at the wall wart end (to prevent the wall wart power supply from using the DC line as an antenna) and another at the DC plug end (to prevent the electronics in the powered device from using the DC power cord as an antenna).  Typical installation is shown below:

The filter suppresses RFI in from .1-100 MHz.   Inside diameter is 3/4 inch/19 mm.

Since most households and office environments have multiple wall warts we offer the Wall Wart RFI Filter kit in bulk quantity packages.

Known RFI Generators include Roku/Sling-TV power adapter - Interference heard in the AM broadcast band
 and harmonics.
Also many ethernet Cable/DSL modems, cell phone chargers, computer power adapters have the same issue:
using the AC or DC side of the power supply as a radiating antenna.

RFI solution is to use a linear power supply, change adapters or wall wart ferrite filters