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THROUGH AND AROUND A TYPE 31 MIX 31 FERRITE CORE, SUCH AS THOSE SOLD BY
PALOMAR ENGINEERS WWW. PALOMAR ENGINEERS. COM/ FERRITEPRODUCTS/ FERRITE
CORES.  YOU MAY NEED A DIFFERENT MIX FOR VHF SIGNALS.  WIND SEVERAL TURNS
OF THE CABLE, POSITIONING THE CORE AS CLOSE TO THE DEVICE AS POSSIBLE.  IN
MOST CASES, THIS WILL ADEQUATELY SUPPRESS THE SIGNAL.  IF THE DEVICE HAS
CABLES CONNECTING IT TO STILL MORE DEVICES, REMOVE THOSE CABLES, ONE BY
ONE, AND NOTE THE EFFECT ON THE INTERFERENCE.  YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU ONLY
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HAVE TO APPLY THE FERRITE CORE TO ONE OF THE CABLES RATHER THAN THE AC
LINE.  OF COURSE, PART OF THIS TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS INVOLVES DECIDING
JUST HOW BOTHERSOME THE INTERFERENCE REALLY IS, AND WHETHER THE EFFORT
REQUIRED TO FIX IT IS WORTHWHILE.  FOR EXAMPLE, I OWN A NEW SEARS KENMORE
WASHING MACHINE, AND I ENJOY IT VERY MUCH.  HOWEVER, WHENEVER ANYONE IN MY
HOUSEHOLD DOES A LOAD OF LAUNDRY, THE MACHINE SPEWS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT
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