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Faraday Cage?
GoPodular.com:
Microwave oven = faraday cage.
Something is wrong if it's doing that. By design, PC's are supposed to be the victim of EMI, not a producer. They fall under the Class B section of the FCC. They're tested inside of a case though.
Here's what I'd try:
1- First, try plugging into a different circuit of the house.
2- Then try the PC inside a case.
3- Check if it's a combination of PC+marquee light, or something.
It'll probably be cheaper to fix the problem then try and compensate for it.
Kevin Mullins:
Do you have anything "wireless" running in your cab?
That would be the only thing actually "producing" a signal of any kind.
FrizzleFried:
Nope nope and nope. I am 100% certain it is the PC. Why may you ask? Because this is the motherboard that I stopped using in my main PC rig a year ago before I got in to MAME....why did I stop? Because it was causing my garage door to not open in my condo. At the time though, my computer was RIGHT ABOVE (we lived above the garage) the garage door opening...I had no idea the problem extended so far.
I have no wireless devices hooked up to it. Only a CPU, RAM, and HD. Hell, I don't even use a separate sound card. I have tried swapping CPUS to no avail. It IS the motherboard producing this problem...I am certain of it. I will try to put the MB in a PC case and see if that will block the EMI (EFI?). If that doesn't work, I guess I will be in the market for another AMD 939 motherboard.
johnm160:
I saw an episode of mythbusters where they used a copper mesh wire that looked like chicken wire stapled to a wooden frame to make a Faraday Cage.
I have also read that you can use mylar space blankets. That might be a quick and easy test. Toss a space blanket over the motherboard and see what happens.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 16, 2007, 07:42:03 pm ---Nope nope and nope. I am 100% certain it is the PC. Why may you ask? Because this is the motherboard that I stopped using in my main PC rig a year ago before I got in to MAME....why did I stop? Because it was causing my garage door to not open in my condo. At the time though, my computer was RIGHT ABOVE (we lived above the garage) the garage door opening...I had no idea the problem extended so far.
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Let me get this straight, you took a motherboard that was causing your garage door not to open and put it in a cab in your garage?
You GOTTA be working for NASA!
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