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- From: walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: RFI free dimmer switches...
- Message-ID: <13730@optilink.COM>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 21:45:03 GMT
- References: <1992Dec26.063254.23524@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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- From article <1992Dec26.063254.23524@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, by alexander@kronos.pharm.Virginia.EDU (Robert Alexander):
- > In article <72415@cup.portal.com> dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) writes:
-
- #>>But a light dimmer I have installed makes the lightbulb RING alot, and
- #>>it's very annoying. The ringing gets worse when you dim the light. I'm
- #>>wondering if a "RFI free" dimmer will reduce this ringing. Anyone know?
-
- > You might look more in the direction of using a full wave
- > rectifier and a filter cap. If you take the AC out of it
- > completely...It CAN'T ring.
-
- > You'll wind up with about 140 volts DC and that through a
- > rheostat should work on a standard light bulb ok. (I think).
-
- Yikes! This will result in about 170VDC! Not only is it a
- bit more dangerous to deal with, but standard bulbs run this
- way last a very short time. But they'll be pretty efficient!
- You must have a pretty large rheostat handy, or else you are
- playing with fire. There are far more efficient ways of
- dealing with voltage conversion these days. Why has nobody
- mentioned switching power supplies, besides cost?
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