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- From: dino@inqmind.bison.mb.ca (Tony stewart)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: RFI free dimmer switches...
- Message-ID: <DwoLwB2w165w@inqmind.bison.mb.ca>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 09:01:00 CST
- References: <13730@optilink.COM>
- Organization: The Inquiring Mind BBS 1 204 488-1607
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- walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh) writes:
-
- > From article <1992Dec26.063254.23524@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, by alexander@
- > > In article <72415@cup.portal.com> dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) write
- >
- > #>>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?
- > --
- > Mark Walsh (walsh@optilink) -- UUCP: uunet!optilink!walsh
- > AOL: BigCookie -- Amateur Radio: KM6XU@WX3K -- USCF: L10861
- > "What, me worry?" - William M. Gaines, 1922-1992
-
- The voltage in DC will be just as safe as 120 VRMS x 1.414.
- If the switch is between the bridge and the triac then no surge will
- occur to the bulb, just the triac!... I think this is the best & cheapest
- solution
-
- Tony Stewart
-
- dino@inqmind.bison.mb.ca
- The Inquiring Mind BBS, Winnipeg, Manitoba 204 488-1607
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