Compact fluorescent light bulbs are more efficient than incandescent bulbs, saving you money and reducing your environmental impact. On their own, CFL bulbs operate at the same frequency as the electrical mains, 50 to 60 Hz. This can cause an unpleasant – and to epileptics, dangerous – strobe effect. To solve this problem, most CFL bulbs are connected to internal electronic ballasts, which increase the frequency many times until the frequency is beyond the range of human perception. As a side effect, this increase can cause electro-magnetic interference, which can be undesirably intercepted by AV equipment such as a radio. There are a few things you can try to reduce the interference. Tips Writer Bio
